64 THE BEEF BONANZA. 



First year's heifer calves (yearlings) 200 



" " just dropped .... 200 



Second " " " .... 200 



3000 



Less 200 steers sold, leaves 2800 to winter. If we 

 sex the cattle, which is the only way to get at their 

 value, we shall have : 



First Year. 

 400 cows, 200 heifer calves. Total females . . . 600 

 Bull calves 200 



800 

 Second Year. 

 400 cows, 200 yearling heifers, 200 heifer calves. Making 



a total of females 800 



200 hull yearlings, 200 bull calves 400 



1200 

 Third Year. 

 400 cows, 200 two-year-old heifers, 200 yearling heifers, 



200 heifer calves. Total females .... 1000 

 200 two-year-old steers, 200 yearlings, 200 hull calves. 



Total males 600 



1600 

 Fourth Year. 



400 cows, 200 three-year-old heifers, 200 two-year-olds, 

 200 yearlings, 200 young calves, half of heifer 

 calves, 100. Total females 1300 



200 three-year-old steers, 200 two-year-olds, 200 yearlings, 



200 hull calves, half heifer calves, 100. Total males 900 



Fifth Year. 



400 cows, 200 four-year-olds, 200 three-year-old heifers, 

 200 two-year-old heifers, 200 yearling heifers, 200 

 calves ; also, 100 heifer calves (yearlings) from fbur- 



2200 



