r>}>L* i:o.\|;i> ol' AClMtri, Tl'lM':. 



Ni). ;U. I'iriccii cows; jiiatlc yiiurtlioiiis, oxcclU'iil bocf type. Cost 

 of r«'<Ml, .f.'Jf); lilt ion, 4 jiounds l)raii, 4 pounds corn, 2 pounds oil meal, 

 tiniotliy lijiy. and shi'oddod corn fodder in winter; In summer, pasture 

 only. 



Heturn.s for butter fat i)er cow, ."f'Jli.iXJ; number pounds butter fat. 

 115).3; price of butter fat, 1!).2 cents; value of butter fat for one dollar's 

 worth of feed, $0.00; value of l)utler fat was $12.04 less than cost of feed. 

 This patrtin is in (lie ])eef business. Many of his cows he does not 

 millv at all, but lets the calves run with them, but those 15 which he 

 millied he selected from his herd, possildy because he thought they were 

 the best milkers, but mainly, he said, because they milked "easiest;" got 

 a baiul separator, milked the cows, separated the milk, and brought up 

 the calves "by hand." His cows were fed high— he says about the same 

 as his fattening steers, and were fat all the time. He told me his calves 

 at Meaning time were worth $15 to $20 each, and his three-year-old 

 steers brought $G5 each. 



He seems to be doihg well, for his keeping so much stock is main- 

 taining the fertility of the soil, so his land is vei*y productive; but is he 

 doing as well as No. 29, who gets more than 2^,A times as much per cow 

 for his dairy products, even if his calves and steers do not bring so much? 



SCRUBS AND A SCRUB FARMER. 



No. 28. Seven cows; grade Jerseys, scrubby looking. Cost of feed. 

 $23; ration, ear corn, 5 pounds; shredded fodder in winter. In summer, 

 pasture only. 



Returns for butter fat, $23.48; number pounds butter fat per cow, 

 125.8; price of butter fat, 18.7 cents; value of butter fat for one dollar's 

 Avorth of feed, $1.02; net profit in butter fat over cost ol feed per cow, 

 ■$0.48. 



GOOD cows AND GOOD CARE. 



No. 42. Two cows; 1 Jersey, 1 grade Jersey, one of them an excep- 

 tionally tine looking animal of the best dairy type. Cost of keeping,$30; 

 ration, ear corn and oats ground, 10 pounds, and corn stover in winter; 

 run loose in box stalls; in summer, pasture only. 



Returns for butter fat, $40.23; number pounds milk per cow, 4,378; 

 pounds butter fat per cow, 228.5; price of butter fat, 20.2 cents; price 

 of milk per 100 pounds, 105.0 cents; value of butter fat for one dollar's 

 worth of feed, $1.54; net profits in butter fat over cost of feed, $16.23. 



