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8 BULLETIN 1381, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
1921 and 1922 is given in Table 2. The averages are given sepa- 
rately for those farms which raised one litter per year, those that 
raised two litters per year, and for these two classes combined. 
TABLE 2.— Average cost of producing 100 pounds marketable pork for years 1921-22, 
Warren County, Ill., and Henry County, Iowa 
1921 1922 
Item of cost 
: : Aver- : : Aver- 
1 litter |2 litters age 1 litter | 2 litters age 
Ninmber-of tarms7in Sroup: <4 hor base a 28 16 1 44 13 24 139 | 
Pork produced per farm (pounds) -__-_-__-___---__----_- | 21,150 | 27, 596 | 23,494 | 21,974 | 28,100 | 25, 744 | 
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Operating costs: | 
£315 bo Se Sener RS EEE len A Gre ee LE ee Cees. t Se $3. 426 | $3. 632 | $3. 514 | $4. 776 | $4.696 | $4. 722 
CT eR ee a NS SRR” SE aS Te ON ae . 393 . 394 252 . 259 . 257 
LC LOE | IS Di a I ae sin, Aa” Bee Bee? | .444 . 488 . 463 . 413 . 469 . 450 
TOILE DINO fF 55027 at Ce oe ered A eh . 223 . 190 . 209 . 218 . 145 . 169 
eat Gade = So 82 oo. ie aa ee eee . 150 . 066 .114 . 061 . 053 . 056 
RBverinary 3. ! o> Us. eo A ae ee aod sR lets Red TS vena . 250 . 262 . 165 ~ 157 . 159 
VOTE eh set Se oe eS Se et a . 148 - 161 . 149 . 176 ~ 172 . 174 
maxes ahd incidentals: 22.05.00... --22-5---2..-=- . 029 . 027 . 028 . 018 . 020 . 019 
Interest on capital in breeding herd_____-_____-________- 115 .113 . 114 . 113 . 101 - 105 
Interest on capital in lot and equipment______________- S257 . 231 . 246 . 266 176 . 205 
Gross cost per 100-pound gain---._-.------------- 5. 46 5. 54 5. 49 6. 46 6. 25 6. 32 
Appreciation in breeding herd__-----_-_--- SUR eR E LT. & . 06 . 08 .07 . 65 -41 . 46 
Net cost per 100-pound gain. --.2.-.-..-..-...--- 5. 40 5. 46 5.42.| 5.91 5. 84 5. 86 
| 
1 Total number of farms. 
In 1921, the gross cost of producing 100 pounds of marketable pork 
varied between farms in this area from $3.07 to $13.55 with an 
average of $5.49. In 1922, the gross cost varied from $4.86 to $10.02 
DOLLARS 
PER CWT. 
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DOLLARS 
PER CWT. 4 S 6 7, 8!01UI3 
PORK ‘ , ‘ I 35,977) 16,900) 
PRODUCED 735,125 218,054 * $97,114 102,197 16,545 4,745 
IN POUNDS 090 
TCTAL PORK PRODUCED, 1,033,747 POUNDS 
Fic. 4.—The wide variation from farm to farm in the costof producing pork indicates the influences 
of care and management in the hog lot. The variation in cost of producing 100 pounds of pork 
on these 44 farms in lowa and Lllinois was from $3.07 to $13.55. (See Table 3) 
with an average of $6.32. Figures 4 and 5 present the variation in 
gross cost and also the variation of the items which compose the 
gross cost for 1921 and 1922 respectively. 
