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of keep the second year was $7.99, and the total cost of 

 keep was $19.48. 



Jenny, a registered Jersey, was dropped November 

 24, 1900, and weighed 38 pounds. The first year she 

 consumed 52 pounds whole milk, 1740 pounds skim 

 milk, 45.5 pounds bran, 17i5 pounds hay and was on 

 pasture 217 days. She cost $9.60 and weighed 295 

 pounds at one year old. 



The second year she received the same kind of food as 

 Ella and Peggy. By reason of an accidental service she 

 dropped her first calf June 24, 1902, at nineteen months 

 of age, and then weighed 445 pounds. The cost of keep 

 for the second year was $7.61, and the total cost of keep 

 for nineteen months was $17.21. 



Alamarzena, another registered Jersey, was dropped 

 April 16, 1901, and weighed 50 pounds. She received 

 the same kind of food as the others mentioned above. 

 When one year old she weighed 350 pounds and cost 

 $13.66. 



Mabel, Hazena's first calf, was dropped October 15, 

 1901, and weighed 43 pounds. She consumed 92 pounds 

 whole milk, 1191 .2 pounds skim milk, 322.7 pounds hay, 

 204.2 pounds bran, and was on pasture 165 days. The 

 total cost of keep at one year old was $11.40. 



Summary of Cost of Raising Heifer Calves. 



NAME. 



Cost of 

 keep the 

 first year. 



Hazena . . . . 



Jenny 



Peggy 



Ella 



Alamarzena 

 Mable 



Average . 



?12 86 

 9 60 

 11 49 

 11 65 

 13 66 

 11 40 



?11 77 



Cost of 



keep the 



second 



year. 



$9 09 

 7 61 

 7 99 

 7 61 



18 07 



Total 

 cost of 

 keep to 

 time of 

 calving. 

 "^f2ir95 

 17 21 

 19 48 

 19 26 



?19 47 



