RESULTS. 



i. Coin ensilage when fed either with whetit bran and gluten 

 meal or with wheat bran and Old Process linseed meal, has produced 

 in our case without an exception the highest gain in live weight — as 

 compared with other fodder rations used in the experiment — (see 

 fodder ration I, II below) . 



2. The increase in live weight per day when feeding the ensi- 

 lage fodder ration (I, 11) to one year old steers has in one instance 

 (steer 2) exceeded three pounds ; while in the case of two year old 

 steers it has averaged more than four pounds per day in one case 

 (steer 4). 



3. The original cost of the feed (corn ensilage, foilder ration I, II) 

 consumed per day has been from 12.82 cents to 14.72 cents in case 

 of one year old steers (1, 2) ; and from 1G.67 cents to 19.33 cents 

 in case of two year old steers (3, 4). 



4. The net cost of the feed (corn ensilage, fodder rations 1, 11) 

 consumed per day has been from 4.81 cents to 5.26 cents in the case 

 of one year old steers (1, 2),. and from 6.65 cents to 7.44 cents in 

 case of two year old steers. 



5. The daily increase in the live weight of the one year old steers 

 during both periods of feeding ensilage fodder ration (I, II) averages 

 2.9 pounds. The original market cost of that diet averages per day 

 13.29 cents ; hence the original cost of the feed consumed per pound 

 of live weight gained amounts to 4.8 cents ; while the net cost of the 

 feed consumed per pound of live weight gained amounts to 1.82 cents. 



6. The daily increase in the live weight of the two year old steers 

 during both periods of feeding ensilage fodder ration (I, II) averages 

 3.45 pounds. The original market cost of that daily diet averages 

 for both periods per day 18 cents ; hence the original market cost of 

 the feed consumed for every pound of live weight produced amounts 

 to 5.22 cents, while the net cost of the feed consumed per poimd of 

 live weight gained amounts to 2.08 cents. 



7. The difference in the financial result presented above, and of 

 the subsequent financial summaries of the entire feeding experiment 

 is due to the less profitable daily fodder ration used during the exper- 

 iment in connection with the ensilage fodder ration (I, II). 



Cost of Fodder Articles, (1889-90). 

 Wheat bran, $16.50 



Gluten meal, 23.00 



O. P. Linseed meal, 27.50 



Corn and cob meal, 16.50 



Corn stover, 5.00 



