352 Pork Prodiiction 



2. Under dry lot conditions, — 



893 feed units or lb. of concentrates @ IJ^ 



per lb $13.39 



II. Other costs of growing and finishing the market 



pig: 



(o) Vaccination 75 



(6) Interest on average value of pig for 8 mo. 



($12 @ 5%) 40 



(c) Interest, depreciation' and insurance on 



general equipment 2.00 



(d) Risk of loss (2%) 24 



Total other costs 3.39 



Total feed and other costs of growing and finishing 



the market pig 15.59 



To the above must be added the cost of the pig 

 at weaning time. This will be influenced prin- 

 cipally by the system of breeding followed and 

 the number of pigs raised to the litter. 



A 



When Produced by Gilt. After Weaning Her Litter 

 Gilt is Fattened and Sold for Pork 

 I. Feed cost of raising the sow pig to breeding age 

 (35 to 200 lb.) : 

 (a) 577 feed units or pounds of concentrates @ 



1|)S per lb $8.65 



(6) One-fifteenth acre good forage @ $12.00 per 



acre 80 



Total feed costs 9.45 



II. Cost of feeding gilt from breeding to farrowing 

 time (567 feed units or pounds of concentrates 

 @ m per lb.) 8.50 



III. Cost of feeding sow (gUt) and nursing litter (713 



feed units or pounds of concentrates @ 1 |fS per lb. ) 10. 70 



IV. Other costs of raising gilt and maintaining her to 



17 mo. of age : 



(a) Charge for sow pig (estimated) 5.00 



(6) Interest on average value of gilt (17 mo. @ 



5%) 1.41 



(c) Riskof loss (3%) 60 



(d) Charge for vaccination 75 



(e) Interest, depreciation, and insurance on gen- 



eral equipment 6.00 



