Table 17.-Prices and Cost Rates
 Expenses".


Used in Calculating Income and


Item


State average price for
 feeder calves grading Good
 in September, 1972
Price per program adjusted
 for market score of
 calves
 Program 1
 Program 2
 Program 3
Culled cows grading Commercial
 in August, 1972


0-10-20 fertilizer
Lime


Spreading fertilizer
Mowing


41 percent cottonseed meal
Blackstrap molasses
Corn silage
Special mineral mix


 Unit

 Price of beef


 hundredweight



 hundredweight
 hundredweight
 hundredweight

 hundredweight

 Fertilizer
 ton
 ton

Maintenance operations
 ton
 hour


Feed and Minerals


Average Rate


$ 41.96



 41.97
 41.97
 43.93

 28.22


 41.75
 7.50b


 6.00
 5.41


92.30
31.32
 7.50
102.00


Cost of operating equipment
Annual cost of maintaining
 equipment


Breeding fees
Labor on cattle
Veterinary, medicines
 and insurance
Taxes
Prorated annual replace-
 ment cost of brood cow
Interest on investment in
 cows
Depreciation and repairs
 on buildings and fences
Other


 Irrigation cost
 hour

 per dollar invested

Other costs for cattle
 animal unit
 animal unit

 animal unit
 animal unit

 animal unit

 animal unit


 .60

10 percent


 9.00
 6.00

 3.75
 5.00

 45.00

 21.00


animal unit 3.50
animal unit 4.00


aBased on prices and costs rates used in summarizing data for the 1971-72
season, except adjusted for higher rates for certain other costs for cattle.
'Cost per ton spread on pastures.