The  Cost  of  Winter  Grazing  in  East  Norfolk.  87 
for  a further  fifteen  weeks,  a total  of  thirty  weeks’  feeding 
in  all.  The  average  ration  during  this  time  cost  per 
day.  The  gain  per  head  on  sale  was  9Z.,  the  net  gain  13s.  2d. 
each. 
Another  lot  of  bullocks  cost  14Z.  as  stores.  They  were 
only  grazed  for  twelve  weeks,  received  a daily  ration  of  120  lb. 
of  pulped  roots,  7 lb.  of  linseed  cake,  3 lb.  of  bean,  oat,  and 
maize  meal  mixed,  and  8 lb.  of  hay  and  straw  chaff.  When 
sold  they  realised  11.  per  head  more  than  cost  price,  and  left 
a net  gain  of  11s.  2d.  each. 
Here  is  a comparison  of  three  sets  of  similar  priced  stores, 
kept  for  different  periods  of  time  upon  various  weights  and 
mixtures  of  food  : — 
Prime  cost 
No.  of  weeks 
Cost  per  day 
Net  gain  or  loss 
£ 
d. 
£ s. 
d. 
11 
30 
10| 
Loss  1 t 
3i 
11 
20 
HtV 
Loss  0 4 
5 
11 
20 
10 
Gain  1 2 
01 
It  will  be  seen  that  from  the  above  the  first  lot  were  kept 
too  long,  and  that  the  second  lot  were  supplied  with  too 
expensive  food. 
Comparing  the  first  and  third  lots  of  bullocks  together, 
which  both  cost  the  same  price  as  stores,  and  both  consumed 
practically  the  same  amount  of  food  and  at  almost  the  same 
daily  cost,  we  find  as  follows  : the  third  lot  were  sold  at  the 
end  of  twenty  weeks  and  paid  22s.  a head  for  their  grazing, 
while  the  first  lot  were  kept  for  thirty  weeks  and  lost  over 
24s.  apiece  on  sale.  Both  lots  had  plenty  of  turnips  (about 
130  lb.  per  diem),  and  those  which  were*  kept  the  longest  were 
fed  a little  more  highly  on  artificials.  “ Time  and  turnips  ” 
may  be  prime  factors  in  producing  prime  beef,  but  in  this 
instance  proved  remarkably  unremunerative  to  the  grazier  in 
practical  application. 
Comparing  again  similar  priced  stores,  we  find — 
Prime  cost 
No.  of  weeks  kept 
Cost  per  day 
Net  gain  or  loss 
£ 
d. 
£ s.  d. 
13 
28 
151 
Loss  0 16  101 
13 
20 
151 
Loss  0 8 9 
This  suggests  that  the  first  lot  were  kept  too  long  and  at 
too  great  a cost,  while  the  second  lot,  though  only  grazed  for 
twenty  weeks,  v/ere  too  expensively  fed. 
