Meat Situation in the United States - Part 3Methods and Cost of Growing Beef Cattle in the Corn Belt States . resented in the following tables, it is desirable that themethod iisod in computing averages in this study be explained, so that there may be no misunderstandingas to how t h«» figures were obtained. The farm is taken as the unit and the averages are based on the nura-Wr of farm-s, and not on the total number of animals. For example, in Table 5, the average value of cowsIn the beef group in Indiana is $ This figure was obtained as follows: The average value per head ofth« cows on
Meat Situation in the United States - Part 3Methods and Cost of Growing Beef Cattle in the Corn Belt States . resented in the following tables, it is desirable that themethod iisod in computing averages in this study be explained, so that there may be no misunderstandingas to how t h«» figures were obtained. The farm is taken as the unit and the averages are based on the nura-Wr of farm-s, and not on the total number of animals. For example, in Table 5, the average value of cowsIn the beef group in Indiana is $ This figure was obtained as follows: The average value per head ofth« cows on farm No. 1 was ItiO; on farm No. 2, $.50; on farm No. 3, $80, etc. This value for each of the sixlaniw was added and divided by 6, the quotient resulting being $, and this was used as the averagevalue of the cows in this group. This method of computing hiis lieen used in obtaining all averages inih« data pr«vsenfe<l, and accotmts for the fact that in some instances it is not possible to check figureswhich, appurenlly, should check out. Report No. 1 1 1, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Plate FlQ. 1.—A Breeding Herd Typical of Those Used in the Raising of Baby-Beef Calves.
Size: 1880px × 1329px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookpublisherwashingtondcgpo
