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3.45 pounds per head. The live weight of the yearlings at that time 

 was from 650 to 700 pounds each, and tliat of the older steers from 

 1150 to 1200 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 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 weight. The shrinkage noticed 

 between live weight and dressed weight varied from 34% to 36%. 

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



The financial result of the experiment as far as the highest daily 

 yield of live weight is concerned, «t stated market price may be seen 

 from the following summary : 



Market cost of daily fodder rations. 

 Obtainable manurial value (92% per day). 

 Net cost of daily fodder rations. 

 Live weight produced per day, (pounds) 

 Cash received for live weight produced per day 



From these statements it will be noticed that the profit secured by 

 the operation consisted in the value of the obtainable manure and in 

 the disposition of our home-raised fodder articles at fair local, retail 

 selling prices. The yearlings proved more remunerative than the 

 two-year-old steers. 



Two facts were apparently fairly demonstrated by our first obser- 

 vation, namely : 



1. Yearlings increase at a higher rate in live weight in case of a 

 corresponding suitable diet, than two-year-old steers, taking the total 

 temporary live weight of the animal on trial as the basis for the com- 

 parison. The highest daily increase in the live weight of the yearlings 

 — 650 pounds each — amotmted in our first feeding experiment to 0.46 

 pounds per one hundred pounds of live lueight; and in that of the two- 

 year-old steers — 1150 pounds each — to 0.3 pounds per one hundred 

 pounds of live weight. 



2. Our local market price of young steers and oj dressed beef 

 necessitates not only an exceptional care in the selection of efficient and 

 low priced feed stuffs, but also a careful attention in regard to a judi- 



