. Yearbook of agriculture . \_ / 1 \ ^k^^f z:3 ^ ff-S3S?io»x«S -.;!SS^-5 : :^ zSjiSuzSi=_ — Pis I l4 > >1 I si0 ?^ a ^ s 0 >. t „ 4) ?/. ?z 5 aj 5-t! -- - 5^? r _ * -3 > 2 :,. c o ^ ?• Our Beef Swpply. 265 Cost of Beef Production. The factors which mal<e up tlie cost of producing; beef cat-tle may be grouped into four general classes. The first of these is the initial cost of the cattle on the farmor ranch. If they are purchased elsewhere to be deliveredby the purchaser, the cost of such delivery should be addedto the purchase price. The second general group of costs, which may
. Yearbook of agriculture . \_ / 1 \ ^k^^f z:3 ^ ff-S3S?io»x«S -.;!SS^-5 : :^ zSjiSuzSi=_ — Pis I l4 > >1 I si0 ?^ a ^ s 0 >. t „ 4) ?/. ?z 5 aj 5-t! -- - 5^? r _ * -3 > 2 :,. c o ^ ?• Our Beef Swpply. 265 Cost of Beef Production. The factors which mal<e up tlie cost of producing; beef cat-tle may be grouped into four general classes. The first of these is the initial cost of the cattle on the farmor ranch. If they are purchased elsewhere to be deliveredby the purchaser, the cost of such delivery should be addedto the purchase price. The second general group of costs, which may be called operating expenses, include charges for range or pasture,feed and salt, labor, taxes on cattle, insurance, veterinarycosts, death risk, and incidentals. The charge for rantre or. Fit;. 41.—Equipment for producing bPef cattle need not be expensive. Theydo need shelter from cold winds and rains. Barns, cribs, and silos feed should be substantial and so constructed that they give themaximum ventilation consistent with the protection needed. pasture is the sum of the interest on the value of the land,taxes on the land, and the annual cost of fencing and feed is raised it is charged to the cattle at current farmI)rices. Losses from death should be borne by the animalsthat live to be marketed. The incidental charges cover officeexpenses, legal fees, telegrams, and trips to market. The third group covers the building and equipmentcharges, which should take care of the annual deprecia-tion and repairs. The fourth group includes interest on capital invested inthe cattle, buildings, equipment, feed, and funds necessary tomeet miscellaneous expenses. 266 Yenrhook of the Department of Agriculture^ 1021. The sum of these four groups of costs. (1)
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