 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | COWS. | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | Number Of | Value when | Increased Value | Increased Value | Value when 3 | | | Number of | Number of | Heifer | yearlings, |when 2 years old,|when 3 years old,| years old, at | | YEAR. | Cows. | Calves. | Calves. | at $10 per | at $5 per head. | at $3 per head. | per head. | | | | | | head. | | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |One............................ | 4,000 | 3,200 | 1,600 | $16,000 | $8,000 | $4,800 | $28,800 | |Two............................ | 4,000 | 3,200 | 1,600 | 16,000 | 8,000 | 4,800 | 28,800 | |Three.......................... | 5,600 | 4,480 | 2,240 | 22,400 | 11,200 | 6,720 | 40,320 | |Four........................... | 7,200 | 5,760 | 2,880 | 28,800 | 14,400 | 8,640 | 51,840 | |Five........................... | 9,440 | 7,552 | 3,776 | 37,760 | 18,800 | ... | 56,640 | |Six............................ | 12,200 | 9,856 | 4,928 | 49,280 | ... | ... | 49,280 | |Seven.......................... | 16,096 | 12,877 | 6,438 at $6 per head| ... | ... | 38,628 | |Original Cows, at $18 per head. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 72,000 | | | | | | | | | -------- | | | | | | | | | $366,308 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | STEERS. | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | Number of | Value when | Increased Value | Increased value | Value when 3 | | | | | Steer | yearlings,|when 2 years old,|when 3 years old,| years old, at | | YEAR. | -- | -- | Calves. | at $10 per| at $6 per head.| at $10 per head.| $26 per head. | | | | | | head. | | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |One............................ | ... | ... | 1,600 | $16,000 | $9,600 | $16,000 | $41.600 | |Two............................ | ... | ... | 1,600 | 16,000 | 9,600 | 16,000 | 41,600 | |Three.......................... | ... | ... | 2,240 | 22,400 | 13,440 | 22,440 | 58,240 | |Four........................... | ... | ... | 2,880 | 28,800 | 17,280 | 28,800 | 74,880 | |Five........................... | ... | ... | 3,776 | 37,760 | 22,656 | ... | 60,416 | |Six............................ | ... | ... | 4,928 | 49,280 | ... | ... | 49,280 | |Seven.......................... | ... | ... | 6,435 at $6 per head| ... | ... | 38,628 | | | -------- | | | $364,644 | | | -------- | |Total product in seven years of 4,000 cows, costing $72,000, including cost of cows................................ | $730,925 | |The profits or increase, on the seventh year alone would be........................................................ | 254,792 | |Or fifty per cent increase on the entire capital of $500,000. Each subsequent year the increase of profits is | | |enormously enhanced. | | |Each year also, from 3,000 to 5,000 head of steers can be bought, and sold a year later, at a profit of $10 or more | | |per head which item alone would pay double the expenses of the entire ranch. | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |