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was valued at the market prices prevailing from the same at the 

 end of October — oats at 1/11, barley 2/10^ per bushel, and bran 

 £4/14/8 per ton. With the grinding, the grain figured to 

 approximately f d. per lb. Green oat sheaves furnished the bulk 

 of the fodder, about 2 lbs. of oat sheaves to 1 lb. of hay being the 

 proportion. The oat sheaves were valued at £1/8/10 per ton 

 in the fall, and the hay £2/13/6 per ton for alfalfa and £1/8/10 

 per ton for the prairie hay. The quantities used of each made 

 the cost of the hay approximately £2/1/2 per ton. The barn 

 was well lighted and ventilated, and water and salt were available 

 at all times. 



The price realised was 4d. per lb., with a cut of ^d. per lb. on 

 the fifteen light calves, and 5 per cent, shrinkage on the whole, 

 as they were weighed out of the barn. This figured out as 

 follows : — 



Cost. 



44 calves, total weight 21,404 lbs. £264 4 11 



54,068 lbs. oat sheaves 38 18 9 



43,680 lbs. hay 44 18 9 



33,859 lbs. chop 104 10 



6903 lbs. bran 16 6 8 



£468 19 1 



Returns. 



29 calves, 24,285 lbs. at 4d £424 14 9 



15 calves, 10,595 lbs. at 3^d 163 10 



£588 4 9 

 Less 5 per cent, shrinkage on 



34,880 lbs 29 8 3 



£558 16 6 

 Deduct cost as above 468 19 1 



Net profit £89 17 5 



Cost per lb. of gain, 3|d. 



