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on her if she is sick. However this may be, it is evident that 

 every item of expense is more for pure-breds than for grades ; 

 but the amount of milk produced is larger, and the total value of 

 the milk and stock makes pure-breds on the average more 

 profitable. 



Table I 



DAIRY HERDS IN NEW YORK; PRELIMINARY FIGURES, SUBJECT TO REVISION 



„ .... Grade Herds 



Quantities: 1913 1914 



Number herds 17 S 



Number cows • 297 . 5 189 . 6 



Number cows per herd 17.5 23.7 



Number cattle unit per herd 23.9 30.9 



Average value of cows $71.10 $70. 31 



Pounds milk per cow 6185 5584 



Value milk per cow $99 . 46 $86 . 42 



Pounds grain per cattle imit 1551 1479 



Pounds dry forage per cattle unit . . 3028 2480 



Pounds silage per cattle unit 6554 5540 



Hours man labor per cattle unit. . . 116 100 



Cost per cattle unit: 



Grain $22.71 $18.99 



Dry forage 17.76 12.90 



Silage, etc 12.90 11.74 



Pasture 4 . 96 4.43 



Bedding 2 . 22 1 . 33 



Man labor 19.26 16.63 



Horse labor 2 . 64 3.77 



Equipment labor .91 .76 



Interest 3 . 55 2 . 95 



Buildings 2.81 2.04 



Breeding fees . 003 . 36 



Veterinary and medicine .20 .09 



Miscellaneous 2.13 1 . 95 



Summary : 



Feed $58.33 $48.07 



Man labor 19.26 16.63 



All else 14.46 13.26 



Total $92.05 $77.96 



Returns per cattle unit: 



Milk $72.81 $66.24 



Increase and net sales 18.02 13.37 



Manure 10.59 7.87 



Miscellaneous .39 .06 



Total $101.81 $87.53 



Profit per cattle unit $9.76 $9.57 



