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 13960 



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



$6720 



Leaving us $1660 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.) 



jjLjuv ± cur, iooo. 

 Tearlings 





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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