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BULLETIN 1042, TJ. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
The cost of producing a pound of gain is one of the main factors in 
determining whether a calf is being produced at a profit or loss. It is 
considered that the cost of labor and other expenses are balanced by 
the manure produced. 
Table 8. — Costs of feeding. 
Ration. 
Season. 
Total 
gain 
winter 
and 
summer 
per calf. 
Cost of feed per calf. 
Cost per 
Lot 
No. 
Winter. 
Summer. 
Total. 
pound of 
yearly 
gain. 
1 
Corn silage, rye hay, and cottonseed 
meal 
(1916-17 
U917-18 
11918-19 
Pounds. 
238 
246 
256 
$11. 49 
11.32 
12.02 
$5.60 
5.60 
5.60 
$17. 09 
16.92 
17.62 
Cents. 
0.072 
.069 
.069 
247 
11.61 j 5.60 
17.21 
.070 
11916-17 
■U917-18 
U918-19 
9 
258 
238 
10.41 5.60 
10.08 ! 5.60 
16.01 
15.68 
15.56 
.062 
.066 
219 9. 96 I 5. 60 
.071 
238 10. 15 5. 60 
15.75 
.066 
11916-17 
{1917-18 
11918-19 
*} 
266 
283 
290 
17.19 
19.55 
17.48 
5.60 
5.60 
5.60 
22.79 
25.15 
23.08 
.086 
.089 
.080 
280 
18. 07 S- 60 
23.67 
.085 
While the calves of Lot 2, which were fed corn silage and clover 
hay during the winter, made the least gains during the year, the cost 
of a pound of gain was lowest for this lot, the average for three 
years being 6.6 cents. 
Lot 1, fed corn silage, rye hay, and cottonseed meal, put on gains 
for the year at an average cost of 7 cents a pound. 
Lot 3, fed mixed hay and mixed grain, made greater annual gains 
but at much greater cost than the calves of the other two lots. It 
cost 8.4 cents to put on a pound of gain when the wintering ration 
consisted of mixed hay and grain. 
Table 9. — Summary of costs and gains. 
Item. 
Average cost of wintering 
Average length of winter periods days. . 
Average gain per calf, winter pounds. . 
Cost of feeds per day, winter 
Average cost of summer feed 
Average length of summer periods . days . . 
Average gain per calf, summer pounds . . 
Cost per day, summer 
Average total cost per year 
Average total gains per calf pounds. . 
Cost per pound yearly gain 
Lotl. 
Lot 2. 
$11.61 
$10. 15 
134 
134 
54 
47 
$0,087 
$0. 076 
$5.60 
$5.60 
168 
168 
193 
192 
$0. 033 
$0. 033 
$17.21 
$15. 75 
247 
239 
$0.07 
$0,066 
Lot 3. 
$18. 07 
134 
98 
$0. 135 
$5.60 
168 
182 
$0. 033 
$23. 67 
280 
$0,084 
