72 

 Toom (Yn Red Poll) — 



^ '-^ Dr. Cr. 



2100 lbs. skim milk, at 14c $5/25 



131 lbs. wheat bran, first winter, at Ic 1.31 



248 lbs. rice meal, first winter and spring, at %c 1.55 



311 lbs. leguminous hay, first winter, at y2C 1.55 



8 months' pasturage, at 25c 2 . 00 



361 lbs. cotton seed, second winter, at %c 2. 25 



180 lbs. wheat bran and cotton seed meal, second win- 

 ter, at Ic 1-80 



484 lbs. sorghum hay, second winter, at l-3c 1.61 



86 lbs. green rye, at %c 11 



8^/^ months' pasturage at 30c 2.55 



To total cost of feed to 25 months 19 . 98 



By 848 lbs. live weight, at 3c 25.44 



Excess of value of steer over cost of feed 5.46 



$25.44 $25.44 

 Cost of food per pound of live weight, 2.35c. 



Holsteinr^lLorthorn — 



1554 lbs. skim milk, at 14c 3 . 88 



144 lbs. wheat bran and corn meal first winter, at Ic. . 1.44 



150 lbs. leguminous hay at %c 75 



8 months' pasturage, at 25c 2 . 00 



374 lbs. cotton seed, second winter, at %c 2.35 



200 lbs. wheat bran and corn meal, 2nd winter, at Ic. 2.00 



393 lbs. corn stover, second winter, at l-5c 79 



51 lbs. vetch hay, second winter, at i^c 26 



84 lbs. green rye, at i^^c -11 



8% months' pasturage at 30c. 2. 55 



27 lbs. cotton seed meal at 1.1c 30 



To total cost of feed to 23 months 16.43 



By 865 lbs. live weight at 3c 25 . 95 



Excess of value over cost of feed 9.52 



$25.95 $25.95 

 Cost of food per pound live weight, 1.9c. 



From the above financial statement, it will be seen 

 that at the high prices of recent years, the total average 

 cost of food eaten by each animal from the age of two to 

 four weeks until 24.3 months old, averaged |18.39, and 



