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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



TABLE II. 



An examination of the talkie shows that the value of butter produced by 

 a single cow ranged from $20.21 for No. 16 to $75.38 for No. 13 the average 

 being $57.32. The value of skim-milk ranged from $3.83 to $13.13 with an 

 average of $9.96. The total value of products ranges from $24.04 to $86.80 

 with $67.28 as the average. 



The lowest cost of maintaining a cow for the year was $20.83 while the 

 highest was $40.80 with an average of $34.19 for the whole number. 



In the matter of net profits over food No. 16 falls the lowest w^th onlv 

 $3.21 to her credit while No. 17 has $49.57. The herd average being $33.09. 

 The food cost per cwt. of milk was 55 cents and the food cost per pound of 

 butter 11.9 cents. 



