The Cost of Producing Pork 355 



(c) Risk of loss (If % annually) $ 2.80 



(d) Charge for vaccination 75 



(e) Interest, depreciation, and insurance on gen- 



eral equipment for four years 24.00 



(/) Five service fees 10.00 



(g) Labor for four years . 45.00 



Total feed plus other costs of five litters at weaning 



time 209.69 



X. Value of sow for pork 31.40 



Total cost each weaned litter produced by mature 



sow raising three litters every two years after 



maturity 35.66 



The total cost of each weaned pig would, therefore, 



be as follows : 



1. With 5 pigs raised to the litter 7.13 



2. " 6 " " " " " 5.94 



3. " 7 " " " " " 5.07 



4. " 8 " 4.46 



D 



WHEN PRODUCED BY MATURE Sows KEPT UNTIL FOUR YEARS 

 OLD AND YIELDING Two LITTERS EVERY YEAR AFTER 

 MATURITY (TOTAL OF 6 LITTERS). AFTER WEANING HER 

 SIXTH LITTER SHE is FATTENED AND SOLD FOR PORK 

 I. Feed cost of raising the sow pig to breeding age 



(35-200 Ib.) $9.45 



II. Cost of feeding gilt from breeding to farrowing 



time 8.50 



III. Cost of feeding sow (gilt) and nursing litter . . 10.70 



IV. Cost of feeding open yearling sow six months dur- 



ing the summer 6.00 



V. Cost of feeding pregnant sow during three winters 24.07 

 VI. Cost of feeding pregnant sow during two summers 

 (152 feed units or pounds of concentrates @ 1% 



per Ib. plus $6.00 pasture charge) 8.28 



VII. Cost of feeding sow and five nursing litters (3962 

 feed units or pounds of concentrates @ 1 \ i per 



Ib.) 59.43 



VIII. Other costs of raising and maintaining brood sow 

 four years : 



(a) Charge for sow pig (estimated) 5.00 



(6) Four years interest on average value of sow 



($40.00 5%) 8.00 



(c) Risk of loss (2% annually) 3.20 



