The Bulletin 



23 



TABLE NO. 12 



HERD NO. XII 



(1911-'12) 



*Sold. 



This herd was composed of seven grade Jerseys and one pure bred. 

 The herd was headed by Golden Lad of Fair View, a promising young 

 sire whose dam's record was 486 pounds of estimated butter. The 

 owner of this herd was an enthusiastic young farmer who appreciated 

 the fact that good dairy blood, the use of the milk scales and tester com- 

 bined, with careful herd management, would place him on the right 

 road to success in dairy farming. 



Cows numbers 4, 6 and 7 showed an excellent margin of profit over 

 the cost of their feed bill for the year. Cow number 1, after being in 

 the herd for five months at a net loss of $4.81, was sold. Cows like 

 this one if kept in any herd will seriously interfere with the net profits 

 from the good cows. 



The cows had the run of 15 acres of pasture — three acres of Lespedeza 

 and 12 acres of broom sedge and Lespedeza. Owing to the severe drouth 

 the pasture was short and, in consequence, the cows had only about 

 three months of grazing during the year. 



The following feeds were used during the year: 



Cottonseed meal $25.00 per ton 



Cotton seed 20.00 per ton 



Wheat bran 32.00 per ton 



Cottonseed hulls 5.75 per ton 



Mixed hay 15.00 per ton 



Soiling crops 3.00 per ton 



