66 



Example 2. — I now proceed to an estimate of the cost and 

 returns of the ten oxen belonging to E. W. and referred to 

 on page 51. 



84 00 

 80 00 

 75 00 

 73 25 

 70 00 



li 



Original cost, 



Expense of driving to New York market, 



Returns at $74 68 cents each X 10, 



Or advance in favor of each ox, 



• • 



382 25 



40 00 



422 25 



746 80 



324 55 



$32 45 



Let us now come to the expenses of keeping for each ox. 



per ton, 1500 



> 11 bs. 1 pk. 



60 days, 25 lbs. of hay per day, at 



lbs 



30 days, 15 bushels potatoes, at 20 cts per bushel, 

 30 days, ^ peck provender per day, 



3 bushels, 3 pecks, 

 30 days, 1 peck provender per day, 



7 bushels, 2 pecks, 



or say 12 bushels provender — 4 pease and oats, 8 



Indian meal. 

 Thus 4 bushels oats and pease, at 67 cents 



per bushel, . . . . 2 68 



8 bushels corn, at 75 cents per bushel, 6 00 



8 68 



Cost of feed of each ox, 



$32 45 less $19 18, leaves balance in favor of each 



7 50 

 3 00 



8 68 



$19 18 



$13 27 



