1892.] 



PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 33. 



117 



Summary of Feeding Experiment with Steers One Year Old. 



Beginning of feeding experiment, 



Close of feeding experiment, 



Number of days of observation, 



Live weight of animals at the beginning of observation, 



Live weight of animals at the close of observation, 



Total number of pounds of live weight gained during the 

 experiment 



Average gain in live weight per day, 



Amount of dry vegetable matter consumed per 

 live weight gained, 



pound o 



Total cost of feed consumed per day, 



Manurial value of feed consumed per day, 



Manurial value of feed consumed, allowing 8 per cent, loss, 



Net cost of feed consumed per day, allowing a loss of 8 per 

 cent, of manurial value for live weight gained, . 



Net cost of feed per pound of live weight gained, . 



Dec. 17, 1889. 

 May 9, 1890. 



144 



675 



lbs. 



220 

 1.53 



8.91 

 11.75 



7.87 

 7.24 



4.51 

 2.95 



No. 



Dec. 17, 



May 9, 



144 



600 

 840 



240 

 1.67 



8.78 



12.16 



8.20 



7.54 



4.62 

 2.77 



1889. 

 1890. 



lbs. 



Summary of Record of Steers No. 1 and No. 2, when left in 

 the Pasture, May 10, 1889, to Sept. 30, 1889. 



Date of turning steers into pasture, 



Date of closing pasturing, .... 



Number of days of pasturing 



Live weight of steers when turned into pasture, 

 Live weight of steers at the close of pasturing, 

 Total weight gained during pasturing, . 

 Average gain in weight per day, 



Cost of feed per day, allowing 40 cents per week for use of 

 pasture 



Cost of feed per pound of live weight gained, 



No. 1. 



May 10, 1889. 



Sept. 30, 1889. 



144 



895 lbs. 

 1,020 " 

 125 " 

 0.87 " 



5.71 cts. 



6.58 " 



No. 2. 



May 10, 1889. 



Sept. 30, 1889. 



144 



840 lbs. 

 923 " 

 83 " 

 0.58 " 



5.71 cts. 

 9.91 " 



