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the cost of wintering cows and pasturing them in that section of 

 Mississippi is comparatively small. They were shipped to the St. 

 Louis market, where they were sold. All the charges for shipping 

 and selling are included in Table 19 with the other charges: 



Table 19.— Financial Statement (Nov. 12, 1915, to Apr. 16, 1916, 156 days). 



Lot 1. Cottonseed meal, corn silage, alfalfa hay : 



To 15 calves — 6,450 pounds, at $5 per hundredweight $322. 50 



To 8,6361 pounds cottonseed meal, at $27 per ton $116. 59 



To 53,52 pounds corn silage, at $3 per ton 80. 28 



To 10,890 rounds alfalfa hay, at $15 per ton 81. 68 



Total cost of feed 278.55 



To freight charges 29.52 



To commission 7. 03 



To yardage, hay, etc 4. 83 



Total miscellaneous expenditures 41. 38 



Total expenditures $642. 43 



By sale of 15 calves— 9,790 pounds, at $8,168 per hundredweights 799. 65 



Total net profit on lot 1 157.22 



Average net profit per calf 10. 48 



Lot 2. Cottonseed meal, shelled corn, corn silage, alfalfa hay : 



To 14 calves— 6,017i pounds, at $5 per hundredweight $300. 88 



To 3,256 pounds cottonseed meal, at $27 per ton $43. 96 



To 13,116 pounds shelled corn, at 70 cents per bushel , 163. 95 



To 38,076 pounds corn silage, at $3 per ton 57. 11 



To 9,986 pounds alfalfa hay, at $15 per ton 74. 90 



Total cost of feed 339.92 



To freight charges 27. 55 



To commission 6. 56 



To yardage, hay, etc 4. 51 



Total miscellaneous expenditures 38. 62 



Total expenditures , 679. 42 



By sale of 14 calves— 9,320 pounds, at $8,578 per hundredweight— 799. 35 



Total net profit on lot 2 119.93 



Average net profit per calf 8. 57 



Lot 3. Shelled corn, corn silage, alfalfa hay : 



To 15 calves— 6,505 pounds, at $5 per hundredweight $325. 25 



To 20,547 pounds shelled corn (366.9 bushels), at 70 cents 



per bushel $256. 84 



To 32,289 pounds corn silage, at $3 per ton 48. 43 



To 10,515 pounds alfalfa hay, at $15 per ton 78. 86 



Total cost of feed 384. 13 



