STATE DAIKY AS.S<)( I ATK iN. 589 



The patrons jue hoio (.U>.sij;uated by miml)ers instt-jid of iiaines. If I 

 should give their names here it might lead, in some cases, to embamiss- 

 ment that would be disagreeable (for I suppose most of the patrons I 

 interviewed are here), and prevent me from telling some plain facts, 

 which, if toUl, may do good. Besides this, I promised not to give names. 



SOME MAKE rROFIT; SOME DO NOT. 



It will be seen by loolving over this table, that some made a good 

 protit in butter fat .sold over the cost of feed, while others did not get 

 enough for butter fat to pay for feed. It would seem that one man 

 should do about as well as another if he used as. much intelligence and 

 practiced as good methods in his business. To try and see if we can not 

 discover the cause or causes of this great difference in results was the 

 object of this investigation, and of my appearing before you today. 



I have selected a few numbers which represent some of the extremes, 

 on which I will give some of the notes I took while making the census, 

 and some comments thereon. 



DIFFEHEXOE IN TYPE. 



Xo. 3. Six cows; 2 Jerseys, l)alance common cows, dairy type. Cost 

 of feed per cow '^2(>: average ration, ground ear corn, 8 lbs.: corn fodder 

 and clover liay in winter. In summer a very little corn and pasture. 



Returns for butter fat per cow, $41.78; average number pounds of 

 milk per cow, 4,920; average number pounds butter fat per cow, 215.7; 

 price of butter fat 19.4 cents; price of milk per 100 lbs., 84.9 cents; value 

 of butter fat for one dollar's worth of feed, $1.61; net profit in butter fat 

 per cow, over cost of feed, $15.78. 



No. 4. Six cows; grade Durham, beefy type. Cost of feed $25: 

 ration, ear corn, clover and timothy hay and corn fodder in winter. In 

 summer pasture only. 



Returns for butter fat $25.89; number lbs. milk, 3,000; number Ib.-j. 

 butter fat, 130.P>; price of butter fat, 19.9 cents; price of milk per 100 lbs.. 

 S«;.;{ cents; ^,•liu(' of butter fat for one dollar's worth of feed, $1.03; net 

 ])r(>lit in butter fat per cow, over cost of feed, $0.89. 



Now these two herds, of the same number of cows each, were fed 

 l>ractically alike; each Iins good stables, and apparently good care. Why 

 sliould No. :*> inai<(> a irood profit, while No. 4 was worlcing for very small 

 wages indeed? \\ lim I saw these herds, before I knew anything about 

 ■what they had produced, I wrote in my notes on No. 3 "dairy type," and 

 on No. 4, "beefy typo." Now. that is the only reason I can discover for 

 tills great difference in results. It is ti'ue. no doubt, that the steer calves 

 of No. 4 ;ii'e worth more foi' heel inu'i>oses than the others, Imt the heifer 

 calves of No. 'A are worth most to rear for dairy i)nri)oses. 



