32 BULLETIN 628, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Lot 2. Wintered 128 days on corn silage, corn stover, and hay. Fat- 

 tened on pasture and cottonseed cake 126 days: 



To 25 steers, 19,250 pounds, at $5.50 per ewt $1, 058. 75 



To wintering 25 steers, at $6.96 per cwt 174. 00 



To pasture of 25 steers. 126 days, at SI per 28 days 112. 50 



To 11.U04 pounds cottonseed cake, at S30 per ton 165. 06 



Total expenditures 1. 510. 31 



By sale of 25 steers. 1 26.340 pounds, at $7.75 2, 041. 35 



By value of 25 tons manure, at 82 per ton 50. 00 



Total receipts 2. 091. 35 



Total profit, including manure . 581. 04 



Total profit, not including manure : 531. 04 



Average profit per head, including manure 23. 24 



Average profit per head, not including manure 21. 24 



Lot 3. Wintered 123 days on corn silage, corn stover, and hay. Fin- 

 ished on pasture alone, 165 days : 



To 35 steers. 23.665 pounds at $5 per cwt 1, 183. 25 



To wintering 35 steers at 86.05 per cwt 211. 75 



To pasture. 165 days at SI per 28 days 206. 25 



Total expenditures r 1. 601. 25 



By sale of 35 steers.- 34.030 pounds at S7 2, 382. 10 



By value of 35 tons manure at $2 per ton 70. 00 



Total receipts 2, 452. 10 



Total profit including manure 850. 85 



Total profit not including manure 780. 85 



Average profit per head including manure 24. 31 



Average profit per head not including manure 22. 31 



Lot 4. Wintered on range 112 days. Finished on pasture only, 177 

 days : 



To 17 steers. *.765 pounds at $4.50 per cwt 394. 42 



To wintering 17 steers at 84.66 per head 79. 22 



To summer pasture. 177 days at SI per 28 days 107. 44 



Total expenditures 581. 08 



By sale of 17 steers. 2 14.630 pounds at 86.50 950.95 



Total receipts : 950.95 



Total profit. 17 steers 369.87 



Average profit per head 21. 75 



Prices charged for feeds in 1913-14 : 



Ear corn per hushel__ . 50 



Cottonseed cake per ton__ 30! 00 



Corn silage do 3. 00 



Corn stover and hay do 10. 00 



Hay (alone) do 15. 00 



1 This lot was sold in Asheville at home weights. No shrinkage or slaughter data' 

 secured. 



- This lot sold as feeders. 



