DAIRY DIPLOMA QUESTIONS, WITH ANSWERS 713 



90 cows at 17, . . . 1530 o o 



15 calves at i, ios., . . . 22 10 o 



15 two-year olds at ;/, ios., . . 112. 10 o 



4 horses at ^30, .... 120 o o 



Implements, . .. I*;*' ' -.-*,/ 150 o o 



Valuations, Wages, etc., . . . 200 o o 



Cash margin, . . ,_ . 365 o o 



^2500 o o 



Question 2. State the cost of keeping a dairy cow per annum, and 

 the financial results from 



(a) Buttermaking. 



(b) Cheesemaking. 



(c) Milk selling, 

 where the herd averages 600 gallons per head. 



Answer 2. Cost of keeping a dairy cow per annum : 

 (i) The cow calving in spring (about March). 



Grass, i^ ac. at 255., . . > ; -..;fr . : .-."c. l 1 7 & 



2 cwts. undecorticated cotton cake, fed on grass, *\+. ^ o 12 6 



\ ac. green crop and roots at ^8 per ac., . . . 200 



Hay for winter, i| loads at 403., . . . .300 



Mixed cakes, fed during winter, 4 Ibs. daily, . .250 



Food, . ; ./, ,. ,. T . /f . ^9 15 o 



Vet. and risk, *. . . . . . . i 5 o 



Depreciation, . . . : . . . 200 



Labour, . . . ,r ..' ; -^ '.-. .-..-. 200 



Year's keep, '." < . -. . ^15 o o 



(z) The cow calving in autumn (September or October). 

 October to April, feeding is. per day, 

 1 6 Ibs. hay, . . '/>!.. . ^ '.. 



1 6 Ibs. oat straw (litter) . . . 



20odays= . , . ? ,v ^ . Y . ^,10 o o 



10 Ibs. chaff, . , . t j 



50 Ibs. roots, . . , . . 



10 Ibs. concentrated food, . 



Turned out for 23^ weeks (2 months dry). 

 Grass, is. 6d. per week, . . . ^i 15 6 



Cake, . . . .... o 15 6 



Labour, . . . . . 2 10 o 



Vet. and risk, . . . .150 



Depreciation, . . . . 2 10 o 



8 16 o 



Total, ..... ji8 16 o 



