CATTLE-GROWING OUT WEST. 49 



Yearlings (half-breeds) 720 



Two-year-olds (half-breeds) 600 



Three-year-olds (half-breeds) ...... 250 



Cows (900 = 100 X 70 X 50) 920 



Beeves 120 



Calves (80 per cent, increase) 736 



3346 

 Expenses. 



Same as third year $5000 



"We sell 120 beeves, average 1100 lbs., @ 3 cts. 



per lb $3960 



100 cows, average 900 lbs., @ 3 cts. per lb. . . 2760 



$6720 



Leaving us $ 1 6 60 new capital for reinvestment. We 

 buy 80 cows @ $20 per head,— $1600,— adding $60 

 to odds and ends fund. (There should be one bull to 

 every thirty cows.) 



Fifth Year, 1883. 



Yearlings 736 



Two-year-olds 720 



Three-year-olds 600 



Cows (920 X 100 X 80) 880 



Beeves 250 



Calves (80 per cent, increase) 704 



*3890 

 Expenses. 



Same as fourth year $5000 



One extra man 660 



Extra incidental expenses 340 



$6,000 



* Underestimate again, viz. : cattle on hand July, 1883, 3346 

 head ; sold 220 ; leaves 3126 ; bought 80 cows ; increase, 80 per 

 cent., = 784 X 3126 = 3910, instead of 3890.— Author. 

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