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It is seen that when a calf is charged with everything 

 that could be charged against him, and then credited with 

 the manure produced, the cost of making 100 pounds of gain 

 was somewhat smaller than the figures obtained when noth- 

 ing but the feed and pasture were taken into consideration. 



The labor employed to feed and look after the animals 

 was not included in the above estimates, as it was a very 

 small item. One winter the labor to feed and care for the 

 cattle was f 10.00 for the whole herd. Another winter the 

 total labor item was only $7.50. The method used in the 

 feeding and handling involved the use of but little labor; 

 there was no feeding to be done but once a day, when the 

 cottonseed and the hay were measured out to the cattle in 

 a very few minutes. 



When all of the expenses were charged against the ani- 

 mals and no credit was made for the manure, the expense 

 of producing a steer varied from $4.84 to $5.07 per hundred 

 pounds. The cost per hundred weight of raising a steer, 

 when the manure produced received no credit, was as 

 follows: 



To 12 months of age $5.07 per hundred weight 



To 24 months of age 4.84 per hundred weigh - 



To 30 months of age 4.95 per hundred weight 



To 33 months of age 4.90 per hundred weight 



These figures mean that if the above animals were sold 

 for the above prices (The above prices can be realized for 

 good cattle, as is shown by the fact that 60 steers, of about 

 the same quality as those in this test, were fed by the Ala- 

 bama Experiment Station and the Bureau of Anima.' In- 

 dustry and sold February 28th, 1910, on the Louisville mar- 

 ket for $5.75 per hundred weight) the feeds used were mar- 

 keted at a good farm price ; all deaths were deducted ; seven 

 per cent interest was received on the money invested in the 

 animals ; $2.50 an acre were secured for the summer pasture; 

 and finally the manure was secured free. 



Of course, in order that all these profits be realized, good 

 cattle must be raised; it cannot be done with scrubs; the 



