426 



STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



TABLE III.— AVERAGE YEARLY EXPENDITURES PER COW, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF 

 COWS AND ALL THE FARMS BEING CONSIDERED. 



Table IV shows that the average milk yield per cow was 6,928 tbs. dur- 

 ing 1914, and 7,156.8 lt>s. during 1915. The average gallon price dropped off 

 a little in 1915, so that the value of the average cow's milk in 1914 was 

 .1?141.35, and in 1915, |139.01. If to these sums we add the manure cred- 

 its for the respective years, we shall have as the total value of products, 

 $158.80 for the year 1914, and |156.60 for the year 1915. If from each 

 of these two totals we substract the total expenses for each year, as 

 shown in Table III, a net profit of $8.23 per cow will be shown for 1914 

 and $6.31 for the year 1915. 



From Table IV it will be seen that the cost of production per gallon 

 was 15.9 cents in 1914, and 15.39 cents in 1915. The net profit per gal- 

 lon was a little less than one cent during the first year, and only seven- 

 tenths of a cent during the second year. 



TABLE IV.— AVERAGE YEARLY RECEIPTS PER COW, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COWS 



AND ALL THE FARMS BEING CONSIDERED. 



1914. 



1915. 



Total number of farms 



Average number of cows per year 



RECEIPTS. 



Average pounds of milk produced 



Gallons of milk produced 



Average price per gallon delivered into Grand Rapids 



Value of milk produced 



Credit by manure 



Total value of products per cow 



Net profit per cow 



Cost of production per gallon 



Net profit per gallon 



Cost of production and delivery per cwt 



25 

 459.46 



6,928.00 lbs. 



834.70 gals. 



16.90c 



$141 35 



$17 45 



$158 80 



$8 23 



15.9c 



l.Oc 



$1 916 



25 

 428.57 



7,156.8 lbs. 



862.3 gals. 



16.35c 



$139 01 



$17 59 



$156 60 



$6 31 



15.39c 



.7c 



SI 854 



