502 CATTLE AND DAIRY FARMING. 



Pan'.aiMM \vheat can ho very economically used in the fattening of cattle 9 pounds 



jit-r In ;; T per day u':Vt :i d;:i!\ increase of 'J pounds per head ])er day, at a cost of 4$ 

 cents p ( r pound 'i - the live weight. 



Jiice meal \i\ th<- fattening of cattle gave a daily increase of 1.61 pounds per head 

 i r ilav, hv tin 1 use of (' ponmN per head per day, at. a cost of about 7 cents per pound. 



ML: requires a large amount of other fooils in association, 



muds p, r ! .11! per day gave ;; daily increase of 'J.I i pounds per head per 

 i.iav. ..' a en--t oi 7 cent - pi i' pund live weight . 



t , ' , ,', tool t ! hiiihesl place in :i daily rate- 01' increase in the fattening of cat- 

 ',;,- : . head daily gave'J.:>l pounds per head per day. at a cost of 5 cents 



per pound ol'thf add" d animal weight. 



IV;; meal gave ihe si uond IK-M daily rate of increase at the least eost of all the reg- 

 nl;:r cattle-feeding grains. Kight and one-half pounds per head daily gave a rate of 

 j.-j- pounds, a: :: e; it off) cents per pound of the weight added to the animal. 



A pure-bred Si > :; : : ni steer can be brought to a weight of 1,700 pounds -when one 

 i: jo; uli under i wo years old, or a daily rat o of increase equal to 2 J pounds per day. 



n ford gvado t-teer calves can be made to average Oil pounds in 'Job days, or a 

 rate (.(;; pounds p.-r day. 



A 1 ; Tdeen ]\'U grade steer calves can be m:rb to average 7^0 pounds in 'J73 days, 

 or ;i rate of \!'^ ])o:nids ]ier day. 



] >nr!!!g v:i uier. a !, 000-pound steer will consume daily 10 pounds hay, 3'J pounds 

 in; nips, -1 pounds bran, and i> pounds of a mixture of grain, upon which it will add 

 J. 1 L ] oiinds to i i > live weight. 



On.- pound of added weight to a 1,000-pound steer can ho obtained from the use of 

 various materials that contain 11 pounds of dry substances chemically. 



]; ,- a largi variety of experiments v/ii h several clashes of cattle and many kinds of 

 food, weiind tlie ae'tual : <;st of adding 1 pound to the live weight of a 1.000-pound an- 

 iiaa] is G c< ni s to th.: i'eedrr who grov.s his own materials, and nearly 1'J cents when 

 ih 1'ij.ni i - bor.glit in the regular market manure and manag/'ment not considered. 



Sugar beet, weight for weight with mangels and turnips, and in association with 

 equal kinds and quantities of other foods, gave the highest returns in feeding cattle, 

 or '-'.70 pounds per head per day. 



M ,: . '.:' iiounds per liead per day under similar conditions to the sugar beet. 



: <!<! d;J.:'.0 ])ounds per day io liie average steer that weighed 1,001 

 . : :; nns similar to mangels and pugar bee,. 



'i 1; ; . ; a simple natural reason, or a hidden chemical one, in the fact that 



hv the !'-f of levs L'TaHi and more roots, cattle gave ji greater daily return, in livo 

 ; >'. 



COST OF CHATHAM CATTLE. 



Selling ]>i-icc.'s vary widely, not only ^vitli the brood but also with 

 ihe ]>ai ; iciil,:r merits o!. 1 the animals. (Jood j)iire bred bulls, lit for 

 service, can be had at i'roni sl()() t<> 6->0(), and yonnger animals at con- 

 siderably lower j)rices, although it is not unasiiai to Jiear of fancy prices 



beiliir 1 .: >: 'l !'"!' C\\T^ good stoek. 



rA-:*nr Y,:<rc)\iT o:- T.n-; ciiATHA^r DISTRICT. 



The beei' iiade is })rinei})ally witli dreat Uritain, and is found to 

 grovr more, jii-olilabld as better stock is introduced. Uoeves of 1,500 

 jiounds and ii])wards ]>:iy \v<Ml, and, as is obvious, Iho per capita cost 

 of u.'ai'keting a steer of 'j ,000 jiinnuls or one oi' 1 ,800 to 2,000 pounds 

 ig the same, size is, lor thai consideration, as well as a demand in 

 the foreign market !or heavy stock, a desirable attainment. The aver- 

 age ruling iiu'iin-s for some tii.ie past have, been from oA to 5;{ livo 

 v. eight, while lui' extmrl, ])i'iees Iiave rnled higher, bettor stock being 

 re< j n ired . 



IJefore the abiogationof the, reeijti'ocity treaty considerable traffic 

 in eui:le was carried on between the I'niled States and this province, 

 via !';! Huron, Detroit, and liud'ah), notably the latter. This has since 

 greai !y dimini.-'lied, \\ hiN- t lie export to the Jiril ish markets has largely 

 incn-ased. 



Notwithstanding the small proportion of thoroughbreds in the dis- 

 ir.id, then- isalways a large surplus of excellent, stock suitable for beef, 

 a fair proportion of which passes muster for the export trade. There 

 iu no hick of buvers at the barnyards and at the agricultural fairs. 



