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head was controlled in every case by the appetite of each 

 animal on trial. Both lots of steers were kept in the stall 

 during the entire time occupied by the observation, — De- 

 cember, 1889, to April, 1890. 



The most satisfactory results were noticed in case of both 

 lots, as far as the daily increase in live weight is concerned, 

 Avhen corn ensilage was fed with a mixture of either wheat 

 bran and Chicago gluten meal or of wheat bran and old- 

 process linseed meal. During a period of from six to seven 

 weeks, when feeding the stated feed stuffs, the daily gain in 

 live weights in case of the yearlings reached in one instance 

 as high as 2.9 pounds per head, while in case of the two- 

 year-old steers it amounted under corresponding conditions 

 to 3.45 pounds per head. The live weight of the yearlings 

 at that time was from 650 to 700 pounds each, and that of 

 the older steers from 1,150 to 1,200 pounds each. The 

 market cost of the daily fodder rations used at the stated 

 time averaged, per head, in case of the yearlings, 13.79 

 cents, and its net cost was 5.03 cents ; while in case of the 

 two older steers the market cost of the daily fodder rations 

 averaged 18 cents per head, and its net cost was 7.04 cents. 

 We paid in case of both lots of young steers 3|- cents per 

 pound of live weight, and sold at the close of the experiments 

 the older lot of steers to the butcher at 3| cents per pound 

 of live weiiiht. The shrinkage noticed between.live weiijht 

 and dressed weight varied from 34 to 36 per cent. Dressed 

 beef brought at that time from 5| to 6 cents per pound. 



The financial result of the experiment, as far as the high- 

 est daily yield of live weight is concerned, at stated market 

 price, may be seen from the following summary : — 



SUMMARY. 



Yearlings. 



Two-year-olds. 



Market cost of daily foddei* rations, 

 Obtainable manurial value per day. 

 Net cost of daily fodder rations,* . 

 Live weight produced per day, 

 Cash received for live weight produced 

 per day, 



13 



8 

 5 

 2 



,79 cents. 

 ,76 " 

 ,03 " 

 ,99 lbs. 



11.21 cents. 



18.00 cents. 



10.96 " 

 7.04 " 

 3.45 lb.s. 



12.97 cents. 



* Allowing ninety-two per cent, of the manurial value of the feed consumed 

 obtainable. 



