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cent.) on capital outlay, amounted to 353. for the twenty 

 weeks, or an average of 73. per month. 



The bullocks sold out at 345. per live cwt., and 

 when manurial residue was taken into account, left a 

 margin of 6 per head over their value at beginning 

 of experiment. Subtracting the cost of cake, attend- 

 ance, etc., mentioned above, viz. 353., the balance for 

 grazing per bullock during the twenty weeks amounts 

 to 4, 53., which gives an average of 48. 3d. per head 

 per week for grazing these bullocks. 



To put this result another way : the bullocks in- 

 creased in value 243. per month, and with grass valued 

 at 43. per week, they cost 233. per month for grass, 

 cake, attendance, and interest. 



(c) House Fattening of Cattle. 



The first thing of importance is to secure suitable 

 cattle for house fattening, and very often it will be 

 necessary to buy stores. In purchasing these stores 

 one should keep in mind the following points : 



1. The cattle should have been reared on a poorer 



farm than that to which they are going. 



2. They should be well bred (first crosses preferably), 



of the right type, and with good constitutions. 



3. If possible, the purchase price should be at least 



5s. less per live cwt. than one expects to get 

 when they are fat, otherwise the transaction 

 is not likely to be a commercial success. 



The last point involves the use of the weighbridge, 

 and this deserves greater encouragement. The average 

 farmer has very little to gain by not using it, and has 

 a great deal to lose. Few farmers would agree to sell 



