FEED-COST OF PRODUCTION 



19 



TABLE XIV 



SUMMARY OF THE FIVE GROUPS GIVING AVERAGE COST OF FEED CONSUMED, COST 

 PER POUND OF GAIN, AND TOTAL COST 



Table XIV gives the cost of the different feed-stuffs and the total 

 cost during the various stages of growth, the cost of each kind of feed 

 for the first year, the second year, and for the two years. The items 

 charged against the yearlings are : for grain, $14.32 ; for milk, $5.98 ; 

 for hay, $4.54; for skim milk, $4.15; for silage, $1.72; total, $30.71. 

 For the second year the grain amounts to $39.92; the hay, $10.14; the 

 silage, $4.05; total $54.11. For the two years the total cost for each 

 steer weighing 1,200 pounds is $84.82, or 7.8 cents per pound gained. 

 The total cost for feed to bring the steers to a weight of 1,300 pounds 

 was $99.44; to bring to 1,400 pounds the cost for feed was $114.35, 

 and to 1,500 pounds, $129.72. 



Attention is especially called to the gradual increase in the cost of 

 one pound of gain in weight. From 600 to 700 pounds it cost 6.5 cents, 

 from 700 to 800 pounds 7.5 cents ; and from 800 to 900 pounds the 

 cost increased to 9.5 cents. In the regular order of increase one would 

 naturally expect that the cost would be approximately 8.5 cents, for 

 in going from 900 to 1,000 pounds it was only 9.3 cents per pound. 

 This discrepancy in cost of gain was caused by the fact that with two 

 of the groups the supply of silage gave out, while with one group there 



