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ones or not. It is hoped that some light may be thrown 

 upon this point during the progress of the work. 



COST OF SUMMER GAINS. 



It is always unsatisfactory to discuss the cost of gains 

 as it depends largely upon the cost of the feeds, the cost of 

 which varies greatly under different conditions. In this dis- 

 cussion the price placed upon the feeds is the actual mar- 

 ket quotations plus the expense of hauling them from the 

 depot to the farm. The hauling distance was fourteen miles. 

 Pasture is charged at fifty cents per month per steer; this 

 is the prevailing price placed upon pasture throughout the 

 western part of Alabama. 



TABLE 8. Cost to Make 100 Pounds of Cain. 

 1008 (112 days). 



