DAIRY AND SEED IMPROVEMENT MEETINGS. 



243 



Herd No. i. 



NEWAYGO COUNTY DAIRY TESTING ASSOCIATION, 



MICHIGAN. 



YEARLY AVERAGES PER COW. 



In the herd, the record of which is given on this chart, the 

 number of cows that completed the year's test was nine. There 

 were more in the herd at the beginning but some were sold 01 1 

 when their records were known. The number of pounds of 

 milk the first year was 5,774, running up to 6,687 at the end 'of 

 the fourth year. The butter fat was 226 pounds, going up to 

 269. The cost of feed went up from $30.09 to about $41.91, 

 an increase of nearly $12.00, and the profit in the course of 4 

 years went up from $21.55 to $40.98. 



