198 THE STOCKFEEDER'S COMPANION 



October Calver. 



October till May (thirty weeks), following ration : 



Swedes, 56 Ibs. per day = 5^ tons, at 95. . -^273 



Hay, 14 =26 cwts., at 2 . . 2 12 o 



Straw, 7 = 13 cwts., at i, 55. . . o 16 3 



Decorticated cotton cake, 2 Ibs.^j 



Bran, 2 Ibs. . . \& Ibs. per day= 15 cwts., 



Maize meal, 3 Ibs. . j at 7 per ton . 5 5 o 



Pea meal, i Ib. . 



June to September (twenty-two weeks) : 



Grazing = i^ ac., at i, 55. per acre . . .1176 



Bombay cake, 2 Ibs. per day at grass . . . 0143 



TOTAL COST OF FOOD . . . ^13 12 3 



Attendance, at is. per week . . . .2120 



Vet., say 55. . . . .050 



9 3 



Risk may be put at 1 to i, ios., and depreciation would 

 have to be considered with some cows. 



Returns from Milk Selling per Cow per Year. 



March Calver. 



500 galls, milk, at 8d. per gall, (summer) . ^16 13 4 

 1 50 galls. lod. (winter) . 650 



22 18 4 

 Less carriage on rail, at |d. . 



per gall. . . ^i 5 o 



Less cost of food, etc., as 



above . . . 12 12 3 



13 i? 3 



Balance in favour of March Calver .^911 



