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Dairy Demonstration Work in New York State 



The average production of each cow was 6,240 pounds of 

 milk and 237.7 pounds of fat, yet the cost of feed was so high 

 that there was a loss of $9.12 for each cow. Some farmers think 

 that it is better to keep stock enough to eat up the hay, even if 

 the production of each cow is low. It should be noticed that in 

 this herd the best cow paid 55 cents an hour for all time 

 expended, and the market price for hay, or, she paid the lab'or 

 charge of $22 a year and paid $31.54 a ton for her hay, while 

 the poorest cow, jSTo. 13, lost for the owner $44.41 for the year. 

 She paid him the market price for his hay if he would give her 

 19 cents an hour for the pleasure of her company, or, she would 

 pay him $22 for caring for her during the year if he would pay 

 $2.84 for the privilege of seeing Her eat 5885 pounds of hay for 

 which she paid nothing. Seven of this herd paid less than 

 nothing for the labor, and two paid less than 50 cents a ton for 

 tlie hay consumed. 



The following table shows the average record of the above herd 

 with the seven cows that returned less than nothing for labor 

 removed : 



* Loss. 



