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and marketing. The total costs are figured at f. o. b. the shipping 

 point, Quitman. 



COST OP SWINE PRODUCTION. 



On 55 of the 106 farms surveyed hogs were raised in sufficient 

 numbers to justify the calculations of cost of production. The 

 itemized costs on these farms are shown graphically in figure 21, and 

 in detail in Table XXII. 



ITEMS 



COST PER IOO POUNDS LIVE WEIGHT 

 *I.OO 2.00 3.00 A.OO 



5.0 O 



TOTAL CQ3T 



FEED COST 

 MAN LA BOR 

 INTEREST &TAXES 

 MULE LABOR-, EQUIPM'T 

 VETERINARY, SERUM, ETC 



100.0 

 85.0 



9.T 

 3.4 



.9 8 



Peanuts Pastured 



1 Other Pasture 19 Corn E!3 Watermelons fed 



Fig. 21. — Cost of swine production. 



EZ3 Man 



It will be seen by the table that of the gross cost of producing 

 hogs, one-half is accounted for by the cost of peanuts pastured, two- 

 thirds by all crops pastured, and 85 per cent by all classes of feeds. 

 The peanuts, oats, rye, and sweet potatoes fed were all pasture crops 

 and have no definite commercial value, hence are charged at the 

 cost of production. All other pasture is entered at the estimated 

 renting value. Corn is charged at the farm price. 



Table XXII. — Cost of swine production on 55. farms (Brooks County, Ga.). 

 Number of hog units a per farm, 77; pounds of live weight gains per farm, 11.033. 



Cost per 

 farm. 



Cost per 



100 

 pounds 



live 

 weight. 



Per cent 



of gross 



cost. 



Peanuts, pastured (32 acres) b 



Oats and rye, pastured 



Sweet potatoes, pastured (2.24 acres) b 



Woods pasture 



Other pasture 



$309. 34 

 26. 03 

 19.80 

 9.78 

 10.70 



$2.80 

 .23 

 .18 



51.2 

 4.3 

 3.3 

 1.6 

 1.8 



Total pasture cost. 



Corn (173 bushels) 



Watermelons, fed 



375. 65 



129. 40 



8.43 



3.40 

 1.17 



62.2 



21.4 



1.4 



Total feed cost 



Man labor (41 days) 



Mule labor (5.1 days) 



Equipment 



Veterinary, serum, dips, medicine . 



Interest 



Taxes 



Gross cost 



Manure credit . 



Net cost 



Net cost on 45 farms with no losses from cholera. 



513. 48 

 58.60 

 5.02 

 1.13 

 5.50 

 19.62 

 .82 



4.65 

 .53 

 .05 

 .01 

 .05 

 .18 

 .01 



85.0 

 9.7 



3.3 

 .1 



604. 17 

 40.85 



5.48 

 .37 



100.0 

 6.8 



5.11 

 4.73 



a See footnote, p. 60, for definitions. 



b Charged at cost of production. 



