Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

Experimental Farm Work in Canada.
The following summary of the results of ex.
periments conducted during 1928 at the On.
tario agricultural college and experimental
farm contains much in a small compass and is
worth reading and preserving for reference.
We question some of the conclusions, howev-
err as in Nos l and 49,
l. Corn fodder newly cut and drawn from
the field when green, cut into inch lengths,
packed into common rough stone root cellar
half under ground, and weighted with 600 lbs.
per superficial square yard can be preserved,
except adjoining such IA wall, for an indefinite
time in a condition fit for animal food, at a
cost not exceeding 81 per ton, exclusive of
cultivation.
=. In competition with Swede turnips, en-.
silage corn-fodder gave 10 per cent less milk,
30 per cent less butter, and poorer market.
able butter in color.
3. Damaged wheat can be very economi.
cally used in the fattoning Of cattle Nine
pounds head per day gave daily increase
of two pounds a head per day at cost of }
cents per pound to the live weight.
t. Rice meal, in the fatening of cattle.
gave daily increase OF Isl pounds head
per day. by the use of six pounds a head per
day at cost of about seven cents a pound
D Barley meal in cattle fattening requires
large amount of other foods in association,
aud III pounds a head per day gave q daily
increase OF PHI pounds head per day at Il
cost of seven cents per pound live weight
g. Corn meal took the highest place in Il
daily rate of increase in the fattening of cat
tie; q pounds per head daily gave .. 81 lbs.
head per day, at cost of 81 cents a pound
of the added animal weight
I. Pea meal gave the second best rate of
daily increase, at the least cost, of all the reg.
ular catile-feeding grains, 81 pounds day
giving a rate OF Fps pounds at a cost of ) cents
pound of the weight added to the animal.
s. pure-bred short-horn steer can be
brought to weight of 100 pounds when 23
months old-a rate of increase equal to p
pounds per day.
.. Hereford grade steer calves can be made
TO- average Gil pounds in 23S days-a rate of
% pounds per day.
10, Aberdeen poll grade steer calves can be
made to average 72O pounds in 273 days-a
rate of q pounds per day.
H., During winter a l000-pound steer will
consume daily 10 pounds of hay, 80 pounds
OF turnips, four pounds of bran and nine
pounds of mixture of grain upon which it
will add .. / pounds to its live weight.
-. One pound of added weight to a 1000
pound steer can be obtained from the use of
various materials that contain IL pounds of
l3. BY a large variety of experiments with
several classes of cattle aud many kinds of
food, we find the actual cost Of adding one
pound to the live weight of a l0OO-pound an
imal is six cents to the feeder who grows his
own materials and nearly - cents when the
food is bought in the regular markets-ma-
nure and management not considered.
II. 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
20 pounds head per day.
10. Mangels gave 23S pounds a head per
day under similar conditions to the sugar beet.
10. Iurnips (swede) added $50 pounds a
head per day to the average steer weighing
1861 pounds, under conditions similar TO man.
gels and sugar beet
II. There is either a simple natural reason
or hidden chemical ono in the fact that by
the use OF less grain and more roots cattle
give greater daily return in live weight.
is. The present market for wool and NUT
ton in Ontario is best supplied TO the profit of
the farmer by the Shropshire Down shearlinp
grade, which gives annually II per cent more
value than any other in our experience
IL. There Is a remarkable uniformity in the
annual value Of wool and mutton from the
grades OF Cotswold Leicester, Merino Oxford
Down and South Down, resulting from differ
encos in weight and value of both products.
20. From nearly 5000 observations. the fol-
lowing notes have been obtained as evidence
of peculiarities, characteristics or other indi-
cations Of breeds of cattle:
(a) That there is no such class as a ''gepe.
raj purpose" breed-oue to do the best for the
dairyman and the butcher.
(5) An average COW for dairy purposes
should give 20 pounds of milk per day during
200 days every year eight pounds of cream
for every 100 pounds Of milk d5 pounds Of