GENERAL DISCUSSION 



COST OF 100 POUNDS GAIN WITH VARYING FEED PRICES 



The main object in feeding cattle is to make a profit. In order 

 to make a profit the feeder must select feeds which will produce good 

 gains at low cost. The use of home-grown feed will often bring a 

 larger return if marketed through live stock than when shipped to 

 somt^ distant market. Table X has been prepared to give the cost 

 of 100 pounds of gain with varying prices of feed. 



TABLE X.— COST OF 100 POUNDS GAIN WITH VARYING FEED PRICES 



The different prices have been taken for the various feeds as 

 follows: Alfalfa hay, sS12, $18, and $25 per ton; silage $6, $8, and 

 $10 per ton; cottonseed meal $60, $70, and $80 per ton; and ground 

 milo maize $30, $40, and $50 per ton. 



The method of using this table is as follows: Suppose the feeder 

 is considering what the cost of 100 pounds of gain will be with alfalfa 

 hay at $25 per ton, silage at $8, cottonseed meal at $80, and milo 

 maize at $40 per ton. First look under the heading of alfalfa at $25 



