686 HOARD OF AORICITLTURE. 



loose, weiglis, usujilly about 25 pounds. If It Is pressed down with the 

 foot or otherwise It will weigh about 10 pounds more. The winter feed- 

 ins si'ason w.is, last year, about 200 days. 



FIGURES DETAINED FROM CREAMERY, 



After I had collected all these facts from 50 patrons, I obtained 

 from the secretary of the creamery the amount of milk or cream obtained 

 from each, and the amount of butter fat which it contained, and the 

 amount of money paid for it. The price paid for butter fat averaged 

 higher to some patrons than to others because they furnished a greater 

 proportion at the time when the butter was the highest. 



1 have used butter fat instead of "butter" for the reason that I be- 

 lieve that is the proper way when determining the ability of the cow. 

 and for the further reason that, in this case, it was not all made into 

 butter but much of it was sold as cream and no one could tell just how 

 much butter it would make. But it was all tested for butter fat and 

 each one was paid in proportion to the amount his milk or cream con- 

 tained. 



CONSTRUCTION OF THE TABLE. 



After I had collected all this data, I used the material thus gathered 

 with which to make up the following table, which shows in a condensed 

 form the account with each herd. The cow is given credit here only for 

 the butter fat sold to the creamery, making, in some instances, an addi- 

 tion where a part of the milk was sold to other parties or some butter 

 churned at home. Of cour.se, we know that she produced something 

 more. There was the skim milk, the calf and the manure to help keep 

 up the fertility of the farm. Thefe is also some whole milk used in the 

 family and fed to young calves. 



On the other hand we have not charged the cow with the labor of 

 milking and caring for her, or for the interest on the money invested. 

 In my opinion, in most cases, the labor and interest would about balance 

 the credits not given. 



