COST OF STEER TWELVE MONTHS OLD 



Value of calf at birth $3.00 



Expenses of dam of calf, chargeable to calf for one year as follows: 



8 percent interest on $50, value of cow 4.00 



Keep of yearling and feed of cow 12 months 12.25 



Insurance on cow 1.00 



Risk of failure of cow to breed 1.75 



Loss of calves by death, etc 1.00 



No corn fed up to 12 months. 



Value of pasture and keep up to 12 months . 6.00 



Total 29.00 



Weight of calf at 12 months, 700 pounds, at 5 cents 35.00 



Profit at 12 months of age 6.00 



COST FROM TWELVE TO TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS OF AGE 



Value of steer at 12 months of age 35.00 



Value of shock corn, 110 bushels, at 35 cents 38.50 



Pasture 12 to 24 months 3.00 



Interest and risk 2.80 



Total 79.30 



Less 500 pounds of pork made on droppings of steer, at 5 cents. . 25.00 



Net cost 12 to 24 months. . 54.30 



Weight of steer at 24 months, 1,600 pounds, at QV 2 cents. . . 104.00 



Profit at 24 months of age 49.70 



COST FROM TWENTY-FOUR TO THIRTY-SIX MONTHS OF AGE 



Value of steer at 24 months of age 104.00 



Value of shock corn consumed in entire year, 125 bu., at 35 cents. 43.75 



Pasture, May 1 to Nov. 1 4.00 



Interest and risk 8.32 



Total 160.07 



Less 500 pounds pork at 5 cents, made on droppings of steer 25.00 



Cost at 36 months of age. . 135.07 



Weight at 36 months of age, 2,200 pounds, at 7 cents 154.00 



Profit at 36 months of age 18.93 





