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Growing Feeder Steers in Western y 



TABLE 30. With pasturage at the price per month indicated in 

 the margin the summer gains of the steers would have cost 

 per WO 11) s. as -follows: 



FIRST SUMMER. 



Lot No 



Winter rations 



Alfalfa 



Prairie 

 hay 



3 



Cane 



Alfalfa ' flf Prairie 

 and hay Aver " 



Pasture, per month 



prairie 

 hay 



and 

 cane 



age 



25 cents 

 35 cents 

 50 cents 

 75 cents 

 $1.00 



$0.77 $0.i 



$0.70 $0.90 



.89 $0.69 $077 



1.09 

 1.56 

 2.35 

 3 12 



.96 

 1.36 

 2.05 

 2 72 



SECOND 



1.25 



1.80 

 2.70 

 3 55 



.97 

 1.39 

 2.08 

 2.76 



1 08 

 1.55 



2 33 



3 09 



Lot No. 



Pasture, per month 



25 cents 



35 cents 



50 cents .... 



75 cents 



$1.00 . 



THIRD SUMMER. 



1 ' 2 ! 3 ' 4 



Aver- 

 age 



Table 1 30 has been compiled to show the cost of 100 Ibs. of 

 gain on the several lots during each summer, charging for the 

 pasture a fixed price per month per steer of 25 cents, 35 cents, 

 .">() cents, 75 cents, and SI. 00. This should give the farmer and 



