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cover any time spent in managing the busipess. An extra allowance is 

 made for this class of labor and comes under the heading "Managerial 

 Ability and Kisks." 



While the labor requirement per cow when compared with records 

 taken in other territories, is low, it was possible to give the cattle rea- 

 sonably good care with the time spent. However, at Webberville, no 

 doubt more time could have been spent to advantage. 



The amount of horse labor in these fields was not large, being an 

 average of 7.7 hours at Howell and 4.3 hours at Webberville per cow 

 for the year. Most of the horse labor was spent in hauling feeds. A 

 flat rate of ten cents per hour for the first year and fifteen cents per 

 hour for the last two years was charged against horse labor, amounting 

 to |1.01 at Howell and |0.53 at Webberville per cow per year. As 

 already stated, the time used in hauling milk was not taken into con- 

 sideration (with the exceptions of a few cases where farmers hauled 

 their own milk) because nearly all the farmers hired their milk hauled 

 at a definite rate. As shown in Table VII there was a steady and 

 marked increase in the cost of hauling milk. 



TABLE VII. 



COST OF HAULING MILK PER COW AND PER HUNDRED WEIGHT AT 

 HOWELL AND WEBBERVILLE. 



As a whole, milk hauling was done very economically in these two 

 fields and for much less than would have been the case, had the farmers 

 been compelled to haul their own milk. 



Other Costs. 



Under this heading comes the investment charges in cattle, buildings, 

 and equipment; losses due to death; veterinary services and drugs; 

 sire costs; miscellaneous costs; and charges for management and risks. 

 A total summary of these costs is given in Tables VIII and IX. In 

 order to cut down on space these items are not given separately in 

 monthly cost tables, but are discussed separately under their proper 

 headings. 



