54 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7-8 EDWARD VII., A. 1908 



which cows shonld go to the butcher. We would be pleased to receive a summary of 

 your record. If you have no summary forms, write us. 



3. Such records are being kept by hundreds of successful dairymen to-day. Many 

 of these men attribute their success to the keeping of such records. Why not give the 

 thing a trial if you are a dairyman ? It will increase your milk product. It will 

 lighten your labour since your interest will be increased in your work, and ' interest 

 lightens labour.' It will show you the unprofitable cow the ' boarder.' You cannot get 

 rid of her too quickly. 



4. For weighing the milk a simple spring balance may be secured for from one 

 and a half to four dollars. If your local dealer cannot supply you, write the under- 

 signed for particulars. A small platform scale is fairly convenient, but we find the 

 spring balance preferable. 



5. Many farmers keep records of the amount of food fed to individual cows. If 

 you would like to do so, sample forms would be sent free on writing J, II. Grisdale, 

 Agriculturist, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ont. 



COST OF FEEDING. 



In estimating the cost of feeding, the following prices were charged for feed 

 stuffs, being the average local market rates for the same during the season of 1005, 

 save in the case of ensilage and roots, which are charged for at the rate usually 

 affixed in experimental feeding in all parts of Amreica. 



Pasture (per month) $ 1 00 per cow. 



Bran 16 00 per ton. 



Gluten meal 25 00 " 



Oil meal 30 00 " 



Oats and barley 21 00 



Clover hay 7 00 



Chaff 4 00 " 



Eoots and ensilage 2 00 " 





In estimating the value of the product, 22 cents per pound is allowed for the 

 butter and 15 cents per 100 pounds for the skim millc. The buttet sells at from 25 

 to 33 cents per pound and it is considered that as feeds are dearer and wages higher 

 and average prices for dairy products in Canada very much higher than a few years 

 ago, the increase from 20 to 22 is necessary and justifiable to permit of comparing our 

 results with those obtained by farmers in different parts of Canada. 



The Central Experimental Farm dairy herd records as given below make only a 

 moderate showing. No effort is being made just at present to get particularly large 

 yields from the cattle, the aim now being to get some g'ood breeding stock. As 

 will be noted the pure bred cows are being milked for rather shorter periods than 

 usual. This is on account of their being bred to come in at as short intervals as 

 ipossible. 



In the groups of three cows of each breed and three grades it will be noticed 

 that the grades are being milked longer periods than the pure breds, hence make a 

 somewhat better showing. 



