D/r/,S70.Y OF AyiMAL HVSBAyDRY 381 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



((1ST CK MILK I'RC'I'i'i Tl'iy. 



0)1 April 1, 1913, a start was made, at keeping the exact weight of each kind of 

 feed -given to each individual cow. This will make it possible to know the cfst of pror 

 ducing milk from each cow, and also the profit or loss returned by each cow As most 

 of the lactation periods reported on began before th's system of weighing feed wes 

 started, it is not practicable to show the profit and loss from every cow. Three typical 

 cows that freshened about the time the individual feed records were started are chosen, 

 one above average, one about average, and one of the poorest; the results from these 

 three cows are as follows. The labour is not considered, neither is the value of the 

 calf and of the manure. 



Ottawa Janet Jtth (3 years old). 



Calved March 18, 1013; milked to March 31, 1914. 

 Feed consumed, April 1, 1913, till March 31, 1914:— 



2.094 pounds grain (oats, barley and bran) at $20 per ton $ 20 94 



775 pounds mixed hay at ?10 per ton 3 &8 



569 pounds alfalfa at $12 per ton 3 41 



775 pounds mixed hay at $10 per ton 3 S8 



1,421 pounds straw at $2 per ton 1 42 



6,991 pounds corn ensilage at $3 per ton 10 49 



1,653 pounds roots ar $3 per ton 2 48 



5 months pasture at $1 per month 5 00 



? 47 62 

 Milk produced from April 1 to March 31, 8,045 pounds at 11 



cent per pound $ 120 67 



Profit on milk over cost of feed 73 03 



Cost of feed to produce 100 pounds mill; 59 



i7a?ie of Brandon (7 years old). 



Calved March 28, 1913; milked till March 28, 1914. 

 Feed consumed April 1, 1913, to March 31, 1914:— 



1,879 pounds grain (oats, barley and bran) at $20 per ton ? 18 7& 



569 poi nds alfalfa at $12 per ton 3 41 



775 po_nds mixed hay at $10 per ton .". 3 88 



1421 pounds straw at $2 per ton 1 42 



f.."991 pounds corn ensilage at $3 per ton 10 49 



1 653 pounds ro:ts at $3 per ton 2 48 



5 months pasture at $1 5 00 



5 45 47 

 Milk produced from April 1, 1S13, to March 28, 1914, 5.956 pounds 



at IJ cent per pound $ 89 34 



Profit on milk over cost of fe<?d 43 87 



Cost of feed to produce 100 pounds milk 76 



Poppy of Brandon (6 years old). 



Calved May 29, 1913; milked till December 28, 1913. 

 Feed consumed April 1, 1913, to March 31, 1914: — 



1.535 pounds grain (oats, barley and bran) at $20 per ton $ 15 S5 



56*9 pounds alfalfa at $12 per ton 3 41 



775 pounds mixefl hay at $10 per ton 3 88 



1,421 pounds straw at $2 per ton 1 42 



C,991 pounds corn ensilage at $3 )3er ton 10 49 



960 pounds roots at $3 per ton 1 44 



5 months pasture at $1 5 OO 



$ 40 99 



Milk produced from May 29, 1913, to December 15, 1913, 3,2S4* 



pounds at 1 J cent " $ 4 9 27 



Profit on milk over cost of feed S 28 



Cost of feed to produce 100 pounds of m Ik 1 25 



Brandon. 



