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rost 2-87 cts. per bead less per day I'or food consumed than the steers which were 

 fed upon hay, roots, straw, and meal. 



"(2) The cost of feed consumed per 100 Ihs. of increase in live weight was 27.6 per 

 cent greater on hay^, roots, straw, and meal than it was on corn silage, straw, and 

 meal. 



"(3) The cost of feed consumed per 100 lbs. of increase in weight was lowest in 

 the case of a calf steer of ' French Canadian' or 'Quebec Jersey ' breed fed upon 

 corn silage, straw, and meal.'' 



Two grade Shortliorn heifers were fed a ration of bay, roots, and 

 straw, and 1 grade Sliortliorn, and 1 Holstein heifer a ration of corn 

 silage, and straw for 24 weeks, with 4 or 5 lbs. of the grain mixture 

 (barley, peas, and frosted wheat) per day. The following is the result 

 secured : 



" (1) During the feeding i)eriod of 24 weeks the animals which were fed upon corn 

 silage, straw, and meal gained in weight on the average 6',i lbs. per head more and 

 cost 4.72 cts. per head less per day for feed consumed than the animals which were fed 

 upon hay, roots, straw, and meal. 



"(2) The cost for feed consumed i)er 100 lbs. of increa.se in live weight was 94.82 

 per cent greater on hay, roots, straw, and meal than it was on corn silage, straw, 

 and meal." 



Summarizing all the results obtained in the experiments m this line 

 the conclusions are that: 



" (1) During the feeding period of 24 weeks the animals Avhicli were led upon 

 corn silage, straw, and meal gained in weight on tlie average 51 lbs. per head-more 

 and cost 4.61 cts. per head less per day for feed consumed than the animals which 

 were fed upon hay, roots, straw, and meal. 



" (2) The cost for feed consumed per 100 lbs, of increase m live weight was 92.08 

 per cent greater on hay, roots, straw, and meal than it was on corn silage, straw, 

 and meal. 



"(3) The cost of feed consumed per 100 lbs. of increase in weight was lowest in 

 the case of a grade Shorthorn heifer (viz, $5,44 per 100 lbs, of increase in weight) 

 fed upon corn silage, straw, and meal." 



Corn silage and straw for making beef, 0. A. Zavitz {Ontario 

 Agl. Col. and Expil. Farm Rpt. ISfJo, pp. 118-121). — Six Shorthorn grade 

 steers, 5 two-year-olds, and 1 yearling, were fed during '6 periods of 00 

 days each, December 1 to May 30, a mixture of equal parts by weight 

 of oats, barley, and peas, all ground, corn silage, and oat straw or hay. 

 The amounts of coarse fodder were very nearly the same in all the 

 periods. The auKmnt of grain per head was daily increased from 3.2 lbs, 

 in the first period to 8.5 lbs. in the last period. The grain and coarse 

 fodder were intimately mixed before feeding. 



The average gain in weight per head was 124.33 lbs. in the first 

 period, 105.33 lbs. in the second period, and 93.00 lbs. in the third 

 period, the average gain per day for the same time being 207, 176, and 

 150 lbs., respectively. Estimating the oats at 24.5 cts., barley at 38 

 cts., and peas at 57 cts. per bushel, cut straw at $2, cut hay at $0.50, 

 and corn silage at 11.75 per ton, the average cost of the daily ration 

 was 0.41 cts. for the first period, 0.35 cts. for the second period, and 

 12.31 cts. for the third period. The average cost of food per pound of 



