CHAP. XI. DAILY GAIN OF LIVE WEIGHT. 191 



14'56 oz., and the carcass of 1 Ib. 3'88 oz. The butchers' reports 

 included nine of this age, whose aggregate age was 6,006 days, showing 

 a gross live weight of 12,063 Ib., and a carcass weight of 7,822 Ib. The 

 percentage of carcass weight was 64*84, the average daily gain alive 

 2 Ib. 0*19 oz., and the average daily gain of carcass weight 1 Ib. 4'63 oz. 



" Comparing these two lots one observes that those animals sent for 

 exhibition alive give a larger average daily gain both alive and in the 

 carcass, but the others in the carcass class show the> larger percentage 

 of carcass to live weight. The highest percentage of carcass to live 

 weight in the butchers' reports of this age was 71 '81 for the he Short- 

 horn steer No. 60 ; the corresponding position in the carcass class was 

 occupied by an Aberdeen-Angus, No. 597, which won first and champion 

 honours, 67*81 per cent. In the butchers' reports the second prize 

 Hereford, No. 38, gave the highest average daily gain both alive and in 

 the carcass, 2 Ib. 814 oz., and 1 Ib. 10-06 oz. This position in the 

 carcass class was by the South Devon, No. 591, fourth in its class, the 

 average daily gain of which was 2 Ib. 11 '3 5 oz. alive, and 1 Ib. 11 '18 oz. 

 in the carcass. 



" The summarised comparison of this result is that, taken as a whole, 

 the animals exhibited alive show a higher average daily gain both of 

 live weight and carcass weight, with a slightly less percentage of carcass 

 to live weight. 



" The older steer class in the carcass competition numbered a dozen, 

 which gave the aggregate weight of 16,705 Ib. alive, and 10,848 Ib. in the 

 carcass, at the aggregate age of 11,310 days. These data show that the 

 percentage of carcass to live weight was 64'77 per cent., the average 

 daily gain alive 1 Ib. 7*67 oz., and in the carcass 15*34 oz. The butchers' 

 reports are very full, for particulars are given of thirty-three steers, the 

 aggregate age of which was 34,045 days, with a gross live weight of 

 54,916 Ib. alive, and 35,690 Ib. in the carcass, from which it is found 

 that the percentage of carcass to live weight was 64*93 per cent., the 

 average daily gain alive 1 Ib. 9*33 oz., and the average daily gain of 

 carcass weight 1 Ib. 0*77 oz. 



"The comparison of the aggregates of these two lots shows, as mentioned 

 in connection with the younger steer, that the animals specially prepared 

 for exhibition alive gave the larger daily gain both before and after 

 slaughter, but that with the increased age the best percentage of carcass 

 to live weight by the more heavily fed animal. It is interesting, 

 however, to note that whilst the younger class shows an average daily 

 gain of carcass weight of 1 Ib. 4*63 oz., and 1 Ib. 3*88 oz. respectively 

 for the two sections of the show, the older class only gives 1 Ib. 0*77 oz. 

 and 15*34 oz., proving how much more profitable it must be to finish off 

 the animal at the younger age. The third prize Sussex steer gave the 

 highest percentage of carcass to live weight in the butchers' reports, 

 70*67 per cent., and in the carcass class this place was filled by the 

 fourth prize carcass, No. 604, with a percentage of 66*31 of carcass to 

 live weight. The best daily gain alive in the butchers' reports was 2 Ib. 

 1*05 oz. for the third prize Hereford, No. 40, two others giving 2 Ib. 01 



