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Table 15. — Financial statement, 1915-16. 



Lot 1-a. Wintered on ear corn, stover, hay, and straw. Finished on 

 pasture : 



To 11 steers, 1 8,940 pounds at $6 per cwt____ $536. 40 



To wintering 11 steers, 119 days at $12.13 each 133. 43 



To pasture, 140 days at $1 per 28 days 55. 00 



Total expenditures 724. 83 



By sale of 11 steers, 12,090 pounds at $7.25 876. 52 



By value of 11 tons manure at $2 i 22. 00 



Total receipts 898. 52 



Total profit including manure 173. 69 



Total profit not including manure 151. 69 



Average profit per head including manure 15. 79 



Average profit per head not including manure 13. 79 



Lot 1-b. Wintered on ear corn, stover, hay, and straw. Finished on 

 pasture and cottonseed cake : 



To 12 steers, 9,730 pounds at $6 per cwt 583. 80 



To wintering 12 steers, 119 days at $12.13 each 145. 56 



To pasture, 140 days at $1 per 28 days 60. 00 



To cottonseed cake, 6,540 pounds at $35 per ton 114.45 



Freight, Clyde to Baltimore 46.68 



Feed in transit to Spencer, N. C 1. 75 



Feed and insurance in yards at Baltimore 12. 05 



Commission charges 10. 00 



Total expenditures 974. 29 



By sale of 12 steers, 13,100 pounds at $8.25 1, 070. 75 



By value of 12 tons manure at $2 24. 00 



Total receipts 1, 094. 75 



Total profit including manure 120. 46 



Total profit not including manure 96. 46 



Average profit per steer including manure 10.03 



Average profit per steer not including manure 8. 03 



Lot 2-a. Wintered on corn silage, corn stover, hay and straw. Fin- 

 ished on grass : 



To 12 steers, 9,700 pounds at $6 per cwt_ 582. 00 



To wintering 12 steers, 119 days at $6.78 each 81. 36 



To pasture, 140 days at $1 per 28 days 60. 00 



Total expenditures :_ 723.36 



By sale of 12 steers, 13,260 pounds at $7.25 per cwt 961. 31 



By value of 12 tons manure at $2 per ton 24. 00 



Total receipts 985. 31 



lr This lot was started with 12 steers, but one of them died, so only 11 were used. 



