2 BULLETIN 504, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table I. — Data on cost of producing baby beef. 
Farm No. 
Profit per 
Weight 
Value per 
Total value 
of feed per 
head. 
Cost per 
head at 
Date of sale 
head. 1 
per head. 
hundred- 
weaning 
(months). 2 
weight. 
time. 
Pounds. 
1 
+$12. 07 
785 
S8.35 
$31. 49 
523. 12 
8.7 
2 
- 22.98 
750 
7.75 
29.62 
46.33 
6.3 
3 
+ 2.79 
690 
7.20 
20.90 
30.94 
2.6 
4 
+ 6.07 
820 
8.00 
30.00 
30.02 
6.4 
5 
- 14.05 
S52 
7.52 
31.88 
44.15 
12.7 
6 
- 9.93 
1,000 
9.75 
37.47 
64.34 
12.3 
7 
+ 13.68 
825 
8.50 
32.68 
25.76 
8.8 
8 
+ 15. 15 
825 
8.50 
23.04 
32.64 
8.8 
9 
+ 27.42 
800 
9.50 
31.06 
18.01 
8.5 
10 
- 8.92 
875 
9.75 
59.10 
33.92 
8.8 
11 
- 19.09 
922 
10.14 
70.52 
40.20 
9.9 
12 
+ 18.75 
810 
9.30 
30. 25 
28.08 
9.0 
13 
- 7.07 
1,080 
9.75 
71.01 
38.62 
8.9 . 
14 
+ 13.53 
1,048 
10.11 
47.43 
39.83 
10.0 
15 
+ 38.15 
1,012 
10.35 
49.47 
20.47 
10.9 
16 
+ 9.83 
1,000 
9.75 
40.56 
42.89 
10.0 
17 
+ 19.05 
807 
9.70 
33. 58 
28.43 
4.3 
18 
- 5.73 
915 
9.10 
38.41 
51.36 
8.0 
19 
- 2.39 
910 
9.15 
45.48 
42.17 
5.0 
20 
+ 10.93 
890 
9.70 
48.95 
25.86 
8.2 
21 
+ 9.67 
876 
9.40 
23.91 
43.98 
8.7 
22 
— 3.65 
988 
8.75 
43.95 
38.52 
12.2 
23 
+ 49.37 
1,050 
9.75 
27.08 
27.74 
10.3 
24 
- 7.28 
798 
8.25 
42.84 
30.09 
8.0 
25 
- 43.00 
675 
8.00 
44.71 
50.80 
6.6 
26 
+ 5.65 
689 
7.75 
23.39 
24.61 
5.5 
27 
+ 0.59 
860 
10.00 
49.74 
35. 85 
7. 5 
28 
- 7. 71 
746 
8.00 
, 26.53 
40.30 
6.7 
29 
- 2.78 
850 
8.90 
33.35 
43.46 
6.5 
30 
- 1.36 
890 
7.30 
20.33 
49.80 
3.5 
31 
+ 6.76 
859 
8.15 
27.73 
30.89 
4.0 
32 
+ 7.91 
765 
8.10 
21.02 
30.83 
6.0 
33 
+ 18.07 
744 
9.48 
34.95 
19.51 
7.2 
34 
+ 1.33 
700 
9.00 
31.61 
28.25 
5.0 
35 
- 32.63 
740 
9.25 
45.72 
49.76 
5.9 
36 
+ 12.97 
800 
9.00 
31.00 
26.57 
6.5 
37 
+ 11.15 
800 
7.30 
17.96 
27.11 
2.7 
38 
- 43.71 
740 
8.50 
20.12 
85.66 
5.0 
39 
+ 18.15 
700 
7.75 
9.38 
24.78 
3.8 
40 
- 9.86 
785 
8.25 
33. 70 
38.73 
8.8 
41 
+ 2.18 
656 
8.14 
21.90 
30.09 
4.9 
42 
+ 23.99 
925 
8.60 
26.75 
28.55 
5.9 
43 
- 22.97 
766 
8.40 
54.46 
35.09 
6.9 
44 
- 12.73 
750 
8.50 
18.02 
54. 33 
7.0 
45 
+ 11.80 
805 
8.00 
20.76 
34.62 
5.0 
46 
- 22.90 
924 
9.85 
57.59 
56.63 
8.0 
47 
+ 0.27 
800 
9.25 
48.53 
28.97 
7.6 
48 
+ 5.37 
800 
8.25 
29.79 
29.03 
5.7 
49 
+ 5.33 
862 
10.20 
49.77 
30.90 
10.7 
50 
+ 2.82 
800 
9.00 
24.81 
42.86 
7.0 
51 
+ 16.68 
840 
10.00 
45.54 
19. 54 
8.0 
52 
- 7.07 
840 
9.25 
41.09 
37.53 
7.7 
53 
- 3.09 
650 
7.50 
12.28 
41.66 
3.0 
54 
- 24.04 
775 
8.40 
39.86 
47.90 
6.0 
55 
- 10.45 
741 
8.50 
29.04 
45.68 
6.0 
56 
+ 2.83 
768 
7.20 
24. 53 
29.62 
6.0 
57 
- 0.09 
1.060 
8.30 
47.10 
45.41 
3.0 
58 
+ 3.88 
900 
8.95 
37.02 
42.27 
6.0 
59 
- 6.42 
793 
9.60 
56.46 
27.69 
8.5 
60 
- 8.37 
855 
8.55 
42.40 
40.51 
5.5 
61 
- 27.61 
850 
8.05 
43.83 
51.29 
6.0 
62 
+ 1.64 
915 
8.55 
34.41 
39.39 
6.2 
63 
- 0.18 
811 
8.60 
37.13 
32.90 
8.9 
64 
- 1.00 
775 
8.20 
18.30 
43. 72 
5.0 
65 
+ 8.00 
742 
8.25 
17.39 
34.85 
6.9 
66 
+ 5.55 
827 
8.50 
22.30 
42.05 
7.3 
67 
Average.. 
+ 21.73 
950 
9.50 
33.64 
32.09 
12.0 
+ 0.78 
S34 
8.76 
35.02 
37.01 
7.2 
1 A plus sign before the quantity in this column indicates a gain; a minus sign, a loss. 
2 In order to facilitate computation, the dates have been expressed in months and decimals of a month 
after Jan. 1; i. e., 8.7 indicates Aug. 20, 21, or 22; 6.3 indicates June 8, 9, or 10, etc. 
