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compared with 1.9 lbs. at a cost of 9.57 cts. with the light fed. While heavy 

 feeding increased the weight, it also increased the cost. Molasses also pro- 

 duced an increase in weight, but at a cost' above $20 or i?2?> per ton it produced 

 no profit during the three years of the experiment. 



Prom the three years' results, it appears that the greatest profit can be 

 secured with 40 to 50 lbs. of roots and an average of 6.5 lbs. of grain per day, 

 beginning with 2 or 3 lbs. and finishing with about 10 to 12 lbs. while decreasing 

 the roots. 



In an experiment conducted at the station at Kentville, N. S., to compare 

 turnips with silage 24 steers were divided into two lots of 12 each. Each of 

 the steers in lot 1 was fed 60 lbs. of pulped turuijis for the first six weeks, 50 

 for the next two, 40 for the next two, and 35 for the remaining six ; those in 

 lot 2, 40 lbs. silage per day for the first six weeks, 35 for the next two, 30 for 

 the next two, and 25 for the remaining six. The grain ration, made up of 

 wheat bran, cottonseed meal, ground oats, and corn meal, 2:2:1:1, was fed 

 each steer as follows : One lb. each per day for the first week, 2 lbs. for the 

 second, 4 lbs. for the next two, 6 lbs. for the following two, 7 lbs. for the next 

 two, 8 lbs. for the next four, and 9 lbs. for the remaining four, an average of 

 6.17 lbs. meal per steer per day. Ten lbs. of mixed hay of fair quality was 

 fed each steer daily. 



During the 120 days of the experiment the turnip-fed lot made an average 

 daily gain per head of 1.84 lbs. at a cost of 11.31 cts. per pound of gain, while 

 the silage-fed lot gained 1.87 lbs. at a cost of 11.22 cts. The profit per steer 

 for the former was .$8.40, and for the kstter $8.48. With turnips at $2 per ton 

 and silage $3 per ton there is little difference indicated in the cost of the two 

 rations. 



Thirteen grade Shorthorn steers costing $6.23 per 100 lbs. and 11 dairy type 

 steers costing $4.57 per 100 lbs. were fed at Fredericton, N. B., on rough crops 

 of the farm to test the effect of the feeding on these types. The animals were 

 fed for 140 days, beginning December 1, on a ration of 50 lbs. of turnips, 3 lbs. 

 of grain mash, and hay. The Shorthorn grades made an average daily gain of 

 1.26 lbs. at a cost of 13.3 cts. per pound, while the dairy type made a daily 

 gain of 1.11 lbs. at a cost of 15.1 cts. per pound. The Shorthorns sold for $8 

 per 100 lbs., yielding a net profit of $5.39 per animal, and the dairy type for 

 $6.34, yielding a profit of $1.34 each. 



An experiment was carried out at Brandon, Man., during the winter of 

 1914-15 to compare the effects of feeding cattle in a warm stable with feeding 

 in an open shed and corral. A comparison was also made of mixed grass and 

 gi-een oat hay with straw and corn silage and with alfalfa hay. The cattle 

 at the beginning of the experiment (November 13) cost $6.46 per 100 lbs. They 

 were divided into four lots and were fed tlie same grain ration, consisting of 

 chopped oats and chopped barley or corn, 2: 1. The grain ration, started at 2 

 lbs. daily, was gradually increased to 8 lbs., at which rate it remained for 

 about two months. The experiment was closed May 24, 1915, when the cattle 

 were sold at $8.75 per 100 lbs. 



The stable-fed steers showed a higher gain than the open-shed animals, a 

 result contrary to former experiments. While the animals on hay made a 

 greater gain than those on straw and silage, the latter brought a greater profit. 

 The alfalfa hay, though higher in price, gave larger returns than the other hays. 



At Indian Head, Sask., during the fall of 1915 60 steers were divided into 

 five lots of 12 each for a trial of the different methods of wintering cattle. 

 The lots were fed for 135 days, being given equal amounts of grain and all 

 the prairie hay tliey would clean up. The two stable lots were fed in addition 

 silage and roots. 



