I will be using the same mix as IL-Cornfed except I supplamented the stock salt for gypsum salt. I will mix it at the same rate and cost me $32 for all the materials. Another thing about granular versus the block is that unlike a cows toungethat isruff and actually pulls or helps to break the block as it licks it, a deers tounge is smooth andlicking the blockcan be ruff on a deers tounge to were the do not use the block as much. They will use the block less than granular until the block breaks down and gets in the soil.