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FINANCIAL RESULTS OF THREE YEARS WORK IN FINISHING 

 YEARLINGS ON DRY LOT VS. PASTURE 



Dry lot , ^' 



May 15 To 30 steers, weight 25,770 Ibs. @ $6.00+ per cwt. $1548.21 



" 706.18 bus. shelled corn @ .599+ per bu. 423.10 



" 5427 Ibs. cotton-seed meal @ 1.40 per cwt. 75.97 



" 12,717 Ibs. mixed hay @ .50 per cwt. 63.58 



" 3000 Ibs. corn silage @ .125 per cwt. 3.75 



Total expenditures $2114.61 



Aug. 15 By 30 steers, weight 30,324 Ibs. @ $7.14+ per cwt. 2166.32 



Total profit f $ 51.71 



Profit per steer 1.72 



Price received per bushel for corn .672 



Interest on investment for three months in cattle and feed 2.4% 



Pasture 



May 15 To 30 steers, weight 25,639 Ibs. @ $6.00+ per cwt. $1539.74 

 " 595.85 bus. shelled corn @ .608+ per bu. 362 .*44 

 " 4663 Ibs. cotton-seed meal @ 1.40 per cwt. 65.28 



" pasture 30 steers 3 months @ . 75 per head per 



month 67.50 



Total expenditures $2034.96 



Aug. 15 By 30 steers, weight 29,452 Ibs. @ $6.97+ per cwt. 2055.06 



Total profit $ 20.10 



Profit per steer .67 



Price received per bushel for corn .642 

 Interest on investment for three months in cattle and feed 



