132 



THE riaxcii'i>i:s of agiuclltlue. 



Tiie lollowing tabic gives these two values si^paratclv 

 and combined : — 



Double Value of Food, per Ton. 



Kinds of Food. 



Value for 

 KeeUiug. 



Value of 

 Manure. 



Double 

 Value. 



Cotton-seed meal 

 Lin.seed meal . 

 \V heat bran . . 

 Peas .... 

 Oats .... 

 Barley. . . . 

 Indian com . . 

 Buckwlieat . 

 Averatje hay 

 Timothy liay . 

 Clover hay . . 

 Oat straw . . 

 (^orn fodder . 

 Potatoes . . 

 Turnips . . . 



$45.00 



;]:I-JO 



•J).40 



28.S0 



lO.OO 



'20.80 



23.00 



17.20 



12.80 



12.40 



15.40 



9.40 



lO.GO 



G.OO 



2.20 



$18.13 

 12.!« 

 9.;ll 

 !).4(i 

 54(i 

 4.83 

 4.52 

 3.75 

 4.'j3 

 5.28 

 0.22 

 2.07 

 4.83 

 1.32 

 0.05 



$63.13 

 40.13 



29.71 

 38.20 

 2440 

 25.63 

 27.52 

 20.95 

 17.73 

 17.68 

 21.02 

 11.47 

 15.43 

 7.32 

 2.85 



The True Cost of Food. — In estimating the real exj)ensc 

 invohcd in llio food fiirnislied to stock, the value of the 

 food as a source of fertility to the farm should be d<>- 

 ducted from its cost or market value. The residts will 

 vary widely with the variation in market prices. 



The following table will illustrate this point: — 



Cost < if Food in Excess of Value (f Manure. 



KiuJs of Food. 



Cotton-seed meal 

 Linseed meal 

 Wlieat bran . 

 Oats .... 

 Indian corn 

 Averaue liay 

 Clover liny . 

 Oat straw 



Cost per 



TOQ. 



$28.00 

 29.00 

 20.00 

 25.00 

 IS.OO 

 12 00 

 12.00 

 5.00 



Value of 

 Manure. 



$18.13 

 12.93 

 9.31 

 5.4(i 

 4 52 

 4.03 

 0.22 

 2.07 



True Cost 

 of Feed. 



$ 9.87 

 16.07 

 10.09 

 19.54 



13.48 

 7.07 

 5 78 

 2.93 



