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The irrigated pencillaria had large stems and consequently more of it was wasted 

 than was the case with that which was qoI irrigated. 



Beef production, .1. II. Grisdale I Canada Expt. Farms Rpte. I'm',, pp. >;i-7"). — 

 In studying the relative merits of different methods «»t* handling steers, it was found 

 that a lot di' eight three-year-olds loose in their stalls made an average daily gain of 

 2.28 lbs. at a cost of 5.22 cts. per pound in a tesl covering 129 days. With a similar 

 lot of two-year-olds the average values were 2.53 lbs. and 1.3 cts. Three-year-olds 

 and two-year-olds tied (9 in a lot) made an average daily gain «>f 2. 12 and 2.15 lLs. 

 respectively, the cosl of a pound of gain being 5.59 <-ts. and -Yin cts. The results 

 •'are decidedly in favor of loose box feeding." 



When the cost of producing beef from 3-year-olds, 2-year-olds, yearlings, 6-months 

 Calves, and uew-born calves was studied, it was found that the average daily '_ r ain in 

 the L29 days of the test ranged from 1.68 Ihs. with the new-born calves to 2.53 lbs. 

 with the two-year-old steers, and tin- cost of a pound of gain from 2.77 cts. with the 

 new-born calves to 5.62 cts. with yearling steers. All the lots were iv<\ roots, silage, 

 ami hay. [n addition the calves were given a mixed grain ration and the other 

 lots gluten meal. 



Data are also briefly reported regardingthe feeding of 2 lots of :> yearlings ami two 

 lots of ii steer calves each for the production of baby beef on fattening and on limited 

 rations, the feeding period with the first mentioned lots coveringa year and with the 

 others 214 days. On a fattening ration, the yearlings made an average daily gain of 

 1.65 lbs. per head at a cost of 3.59 cts. per lb. and the calves of 1.68 lbs. at a cost of 

 2.77 cts. per lb. Similar values for the yearlings on a limited ration were 1.06 Ihs. 

 and 3.3 cts. and for the steers 1.58 Ihs. and 2.83 cts. 



As regards the feeding value of a commercial sugar beet pulp containing molasses, 

 the author states that it has been found particularly valuable for feeding young stock 

 and beef animals on account of its palatability and the fact that it stimulates appe- 

 tite. When ic<\ to dairy cows in excess of the normal meal ration or as replacii g a 

 part of it. the feeding value was low, being equal to about half that of a like quantity 

 of bran. Fed in the same way to two and three year old steers it had about the same 

 comparative value, hut improved the appearance of the cattle, "giving them a >leek 

 look scarcely attainable otherwise." 



A test is reported in which the value of this molasses beet-pulp feed was tested as 

 a snl-stitnte for coarse fodder ( roots and silage). 



When a lot of three steers was fed a ration of 8 pounds of molasses feed and an 

 equal quantity of silage roots and straw, the average daily gain was 2.47 lbs. per 

 head and the cost of a pound of gain 3.38 cts. When 12 Ihs. of the molasses feed 

 was teil with 4 lbs. of straw to a similar lot, the average daily gain per head was 1.87 

 Ihs. and the cost of a pound of gain 5.15 cts. On a ration of silage, roots, and straw 

 only, similar values for a like lot were 2 lbs. and 2.35 cts. 



Brief statements are made regarding the value of "Uveco," a commercial feed 

 apparently consisting of steamed corn, flaked and dried. It was found that 2 steers 

 receiving this feed exclusively as a grain ration gained 1.4 lbs. per head per day for a 

 period covering 45 days. 



"The meat from these Bteers was of very excellent quality, due in some measure 

 no doubt to the good quality of the food fed. So far as irains are concerned, it will 

 of course he noted that much larger daily gains were quite possible." 



Experiments with, steers, R. Robertson, 8. A. Bedford, and A. Mackay ( Canada 

 Expt Forms Rpt8. V.ni-U pp. 341-348, S90-392, .',46-440).— At the .Maritime Provinces 

 Farm, the relative merits of feeding steers loose and tied in stalls was tested in con- 

 tinuation of earlier work ( I".. B. R., 16, p. 292), with two lots of 8 dehorned steers 

 fed like rations. The loose steers made a total gain of 2,325 Ihs. and those which 

 were tied of 2,125 lbs. in 165 days. With all the steers, the average profit was calcu- 

 lated to be $2.97 per head. 



