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COLORADO EXPERIMENT STATION 
The tables below show the selling price per cwt., at feeding pens, 
needed to break even on cost of feed, when feeders cost $4, $4.50, and 
$5 per cwt.; provided gains are made as in this experiment; viz. 100 
lbs. gain on 5.1 cwt- barley and .349 ton alfalfa hay. 
SELLING PRICE PER CWT., AT FEEDING PENS, NEEDED TO BREAK EVEN 
ON COST OF FEED, WHEN FEEDERS COST $4 PER CWT.* 
$1.50 
5.83 
5.96 
6.08 
6.21 
6.33 
6.46 
6.59 
6.71 
6.84 
6.96 
7.09 
7.22 
SELLING PRICE PER CWT., AT FEEDING PENS, NEEDED TO BREAK EVEN ON 
COST OF FEED, WHEN FEEDERS COST $4.50 PER CWT.* 
Alfalfa 
California Feed Barley Per 
Cwt. 
per ton 
$ .90 
$1.00 
$1.10 
$1.20 
$1.30 
$1.40 
$4.00 
4.72 
4,91 
5.09 
5.28 
5.46 
5.65 
5.00 
4.85 
5.04 
5.22 
5.41 
5.59 
5.78 
6.00 
4.97 
5.16 
5.34 
5.53 
5.71 
5.90 
7.00 
5.10 
5.29 
5.47 
5.66 
5.84 
6.03 
8.00 
5.22 
5.41 
5.59 
5.78 
5.96 
6.15 
9.00 
5.35 
5.54 
5.72 
5.91 
6.09 
6.28 
10.00 
5.48 
5.67 
5.85 
6.04 
6.22 
6.41 
11.00 
5.60 
5.79 
5.97 
6.16 
6.34 
6.53 
12.00 
5.73 
5.92 
6.10 
6.29 
6.47 
6.66 
13.00 
5.85 
6.04 
6.22 
6.41 
6.59 
6.78 
14.00 
5.98 
6.17 
6.35 
6.54 
6.72 
6.91 
15.00 
6.11 
6.30 
6.48 
6.67 
6.85 
7.04 
Table made by adding cost of 
658 lb. steer 
at 4c per 
lb. to cost 
of 373 lbs. 
weight, 
and dividing by 
1031 lbs., s 
elling weight. 
Alfalfa Hay 
per ton 
$4.00 
5.00 
6.00 
7.00 
8.00 
9.00 
10.00 
11.00 
12.00 
13.00 
14.00 
15.00 
Barley Per Cwt. 
$ .90 
$1.00 
$1.10 
$1.20 
$1.30 
$1.40 
$1.50 
5.04 
5.23 
5.41 
5.60 
5.78 
5.97 
6.15 
5.17 
5.36 
5.54 
5.73 
5.91 
6.10 
6.28 
5.29 
5.48 
5.66 
5.85 
6.03 
6.22 
6.40 
5.42 
5.61 
5.79 
5.98 
6.16 
6.35 
6.53 
5.54 
5.73 
5.91 
6.10 
6.28 
6.41 
6.65 
5.67 
5.86 
6.04 
6.23 
6.41 
6.60 
6.78 
5.80 
5.99 
6.17 
6.36 
6.54 
6.73 
6.91 
5.92 
6.11 
, 6.29 
6.48 
6.66 
6.85 
7.03 
6.05 
6.24 
6.42 
6.61 
6.79 
6.98 
7.16 
6.17 
6.36 
6.54 
6.73 
6.91 
7.10 
7.28 
6.30 
6.49 
6.67 
6.86 
7.04 
7.23 
7.41 
6.43 
6.62 
6.80 
6.99 
7.17 
7.36 
7.54 
ade by adding cost 
nd dividing by 1031 
of 658 lb. steer at 4}4c 
lbs., selling weight. 
per lb. to cost 
of 373 
lbs. gain 
SELLING 
Alfalfa Hay 
PRICE PER 
COST OF 
CWT. AT FEEDING PENS, NEEDED TO BREAK EVEN ON 
FEED WHEN FEEDERS COST $5 PER CWT.* 
Barley Per Cwt. 
) 
per cwt 
$ .90 
$1.00 
$1.10 
$1.20 
$1.30 
$1.40 
$1.50 
$4.00 
5.35 
5.54 
5.72 
5.91 
6.09 
6.28 
6.46 
5.00 
5.48 
5.67 
5.85 
6.04 
6.22 
6.41 
6.59 
6.00 
5.60 
5.79 
5.97 
6.16 
6.34 
6.53 
6.71 
7.00 
5.73 
5.92 
6.10 
6.29 
6.47 
6.66 
6.84 
8.00 
5.85 
6.04 
6.22 
6.41 
6.59 
6.78 
6.96 
9.00 
5.98 
6.17 
6.35 
6.54 
6.72 
6.91 
7.09 
10.00 
6.11 
6.30 
6.48 
6.67 
6.85 
7.04 
7.22 
11.00 
6.23 
6.42 
6.60 
6.79 
6.97 
7.16 
7.34 
12.00 
6.36 
6.55 
6.73 
6.92 
7.10 
7.29 
7.47 
13.00 
6.48 
6.67 
6.85 
7.04 
7.22 
7.41 
7.59 
14.00 
6.61 
6.80 
6.98 
7.17 
7.35 
7.54 
7.72 
15.00 
6.74 
6.93 
7.11 
7.30 
7.48 
7.67 
7.85 
* Table 
live weight, 
made by adding cost 
and dividing by 1031. 
of 658 lb. steer at 5c 
lbs., selling weight. 
per 
lb. to 
cost of 373 
lbs. gain in 
