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Growing Feeder Steers in Western \ebraska 



si. 40 in the spring of the first year, lie would have paid his 

 original cost, interest on this, and the value of the feed eaten. 

 To have accomplished the same, in the second spring he would 

 have sold for $4.71 per 100 Ibs. and in the third spring for 5.1-. 

 The cost of the steer per 100 Ibs. was higher each successive 

 spring. 



TABLE 35. With -pasture at the following priee per head per 

 mouthy these steers, if purchased at $'//. <?.) per 100 Ibs. in the 

 spring, would hare paid for pasturage, if sold at the -folio ic- 

 ing priee in the fall: 



FIRST SUMMER. 



Lot Xo. . 



Winter rations 



12345 



Alfalfa , , , ,. Prairie 



Alfaifa^aT <*** pfalrie " ^ anl AV "- 



hay cane cane 



Pasture, per month 



25 cents 



35 cents 



50 cents 



75 cents . . 



Lot No . 



$3.32 

 3.39 

 3.51 



3.70 



$3.06 

 3.15 

 3.27 

 3.18 



$3.13 

 3.21 

 3.b3 

 3 51 



$3.42 

 3.50 

 3.60 



3 81 



SECOND SUMMER. 

 1231 



$3.12 

 3.50 

 3.61 

 3.81 



$3.11 

 3.19 

 3.31 

 3.51 



$3.12 

 3 32 

 3.11 

 3.61 



Aver- 

 age 



Pasture, per month 



25; ents $3.' 9 



35 cents 3.9."> 



50 cents 1.04 



75 cents. . 4.18 



$3.31 

 3.37 

 3.49 

 3 (53 



$3 . 56 

 3. (51 



3 . 70 



3 . 85 



$3.86 

 3.! 6 

 1.05 

 1.20 



$3.96 

 1.02 

 4.11 

 4.25 



$3.61 

 3.69 

 3 . 77 

 3.93 



$3.70 

 3 76 

 3 86 

 4.00 



THIRD SUMMER. 



Lot No 



Pasture, per month 



25 cents . 



35 cents- 



5' 1 cents 



75 cents. 



Aver- 

 age 



