Bx^llojk Feeding Experiments. 



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actually paid for the purchased foods at the time when the 

 experiment was carried out. The charge for attendance is 

 also the actual amount paid to the man who looked after the 

 beasts, and is considerably higher than it would be in ordinary 

 practice, as in order to avoid all chance of accidental compli- 

 cations, the man's whole time was engaged in attending to 

 the experimental beasts. The value of the bullocks at the 

 commencement of experiment was £16 5s. per head, and their 

 value at the end of the experiment is calculated at 34s. per 

 cwt. live-weight, the price actually realised by those sold. 





Lot I. 



Lot II. 



Lot III. 



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Lot IV. 



Original cost of 5 bullocks - 

 Cost of cake and meal 



£ s. d. 

 83 15 0 



8 1 6 



£ s. d. 



83 15 0 



8 1 6 



£ s. d. 



83 15 0 



8 1 6 



£ s. d. 

 83 T 5 0 



3 1 6 



•Cost of roots ... 

 Cost of chaff 

 Cost of attendance 



280 

 696 

 1 14 8 



4 16 0 

 4 7 6 

 1 14 8 



6 1 8 

 409 

 1 14 8 



690 

 1 T4 8 



Total cost per lot 



Value of 5 bullocks at ") 

 34s. per cu t., live weight f 



102 8 8 

 105 12 0 



T02 14 8 



106 TO O 



i°3 13 7 

 106 16 0 



104 1 2 

 107 14 0 



Profit on feeding- 



3 3 4 



3 '5 4 



325 



3 12 10 



The above figures would seem to indicate that the difference 



in the actual profit produced is very small, for while the large 

 rations of roots produced greater live weight, the cost of feed- 

 ing was almost proportionately greater. There is neverthe- 

 less a slight balance of profit in favour of the larger root 

 rations, and to this must be added the fact mentioned before 

 that the five bullocks in Lot I. and one of those in Lot IL, 

 are valued as if they had been fat as soon as the others, 

 while as a matter of fact they were actually not ready to kill 

 for some time later. 



Taking this last consideration into account, the larger root 

 rations must be considered to be more economical than the 

 smaller. 



7 he Butcher s Opinion. 

 All the experimental bullocks were sold to the same 

 London salesman, who had them slaughtered at the same 

 place, and furnished a report on the various lots. His 



