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fat, and four and two-tenths cents less for producing each gallon of 

 milk during the year. Cream was sold from this farm at an average 

 price of thirty cents for each pound of butter-fat. Cow number 2 

 charged her owner eighteen cents per pound for producing this butter- 

 fat and made a profit of twelve cents on each pound sold. Cow number 

 5 charged twenty-three and one-half cents for producing an equal 

 amount of butter-fat, leaving only a profit of six and four-tenths cents 

 on each pound sold. 



TABLE NO. 9 



HERD NO. IX 



(1911-'12) 



As was the case with herd number 7, the cows on this farm were kept 

 as a side line to the general farm work. Cream was sold to the local 

 creamery at an average price of thirty cents for each pound of butter- 

 fat. The skim milk was fed to the calves and hogs at a feeding value 

 of forty cents per hundredweight. 



The cows Ave re grade Jerseys and, Avith the exception of number 2, 

 Avere above the average in production. At the conclusion of the year's 

 Avork, the oAvner of this herd found from a summary of his records that 

 eew number 3 made $9.19 more profit than the combined profits of num- 

 bers 1 and 2. 



By dividing the cost of the feed for the year by the number of 

 pounds of butter-fat produced, it Avill be found that cow number 1 

 charged 0.20S cents for producing each pound of butter-fat, number 2 

 charged 0.27 cents and number 3 charged 0.178. In cheapness of pro- 

 duction as Avell as in the amount of butter-fat and milk, number 1 was 

 by far the best coav in the herd. 



In connection with five months of pasture the following feeds were 

 used during the year: 



Cottonseed $20.00 per ton 



Wheat bran 34.25 per ton 



Cottonseed meal 25.00 per ton 



Mixed hay 10.00 per ton 



Corn stover 8.00 per ton 



