134 AGRICULTURE OF MAINE). 



his investment, and wages for his work. Anything above 

 $145.00, is net profit and should be credited to expert manage- 

 ment. 



You should note, however, that in my items of expense 1 

 have allowed nothing for management of the business. The 

 breeding up of a dairy herd to the point where it will produce 

 6500 pounds of milk per year, per cow, calls for a lot of 

 thought, time and skill in selecting, breeding, and caring for 

 animals, in buying and raising feeds, and in many other activi- 

 ties that are not represented by mere laborers' wages. 



All things considered, the farmer living on medium or high 

 priced land and subject to modern demands for clean milk 

 production, cannot afford to sell his milk for less than 5 cents 

 per quart at his dairy house. 



