cows on each program each year. The kinds and amounts of feed
fed varied from year to year, but basically the cows received
corn silage, a protein supplement or a ration mixture, and a
mineral mixture. However, in calculation cost of supplemental
feeds and minerals for each program, the kinds of feed and
amounts used was those comsumed by the cows in the 1971-72
season (Table 15).


 Table 15.-Supplemental Feeds and Minerals Fed per Cow.
 Program Number
 Item 1 2 3
 Pounds-
Cottonseed meal 146 146 146
Blackstrap molasses 365 365 365
Corn silage 4352 4339 5549
Minerals 40 44 46
aBased on supplemental feeds and minerals fed cows assigned to each program
in the 1971-72 season.

 Amount of Beef Produced
 The annual production of beef from calves, on each program
 (per acre and per cow) was calculated from the average calf
 crop weaned and the average weight of calves when they were
 removed from the pastures (Table 16). No credit was given for
 change in cow weights, but a figure was included in beef pro-
 duction for normal culling of cows. The percentage of cows nor-
 mally sold as culled cows in a commercial herd each year was
 estimated to be 12%. This figure was used to estimate the
amount of beef sold from a culled cow on each program.
 The production of beef from a calf varied from 306 pounds
per acre on Program 2 to 370 pounds on Program 3. Production
of beef per acre from a culled cow was 93 pounds on Program
2 and 105 pounds in Program 3.
 The gross weight of a calf and a culled cow was reduced by
4% to adjust for normal shrinkage in marketing. The adjusted
sales weight of beef produced from a calf was 294 pounds on
Program 2 and 355 pounds on Program 3. Gross and adjusted
production of beef from a calf and culled cow were not adjusted
for supplemental feeds fed during the winter period, since costs
of such feeds were included in the total costs calculated for each
program.