FAKM ACCOUNTS. 39 



Jan. 4. Hours of labor: Cattle 4; horses 2; hogs J; 

 poultry 4 .... Eggs laid G . . . . Set aside for home use : 1 gal- 

 lon milk, 1 pint cream. 



Jan. 5. Hours of labor: Cattle 4; horses 2; hogs f; 

 poultry J . . . . Eggs laid 10 .... Set aside for home use : 1 gal- 

 lon milk, 1 pint cream. 



fWeight of feeds fed to live stock to-day : Cattle Milch 

 cows 60 Ibs. ground feed; fattening cattle 45 Ibs. ground 

 feed; calves 60 Ibs. skim milk; all cattle 128 Ibs. hay, 136 

 Ibs. shredded and 141 Ibs. unshredded corn fodder ; . . . . 



horses 121 Ibs. hay, 45 Ibs. oats, 10 Ibs. corn on cob; 



hogs 139 Ibs. corn on cob and all skim milk and butter- 

 milk not otherwise used ; |. .. .poultry 9 Ibs. corn on cob 

 and 10 Ibs. oats. 



The weight of milk given by each cow morning and even- 

 ing to-day was as follows: Red Heifer, morning 7.1 Ibs., 

 evening 7.5 Ibs. ; Nell, morning 12 Ibs., evening 11.8 Ibs. ; 

 Black and White Heifer, morning 5.2 Ibs., evening 5.4 Ibs. ; 

 Crossy, morning 11.3 Ibs., evening 11.6 Ibs.; Whitey, morn- 

 ing 8 Ibs., evening 8.5 Ibs. ; Black and White Cow, morning 

 8.8 Ibs., evening 9 Ibs. ; Durham, morning 9 Ibs., evening 9.5 

 Ibs. ; Dot, morning 14 Ibs., evening 14.9 Ibs. ; Star, morning 

 6 Ibs., evening 5.2 Ibs. 



*Took sample of each cow's milk at both milkings to-day 

 for composite test. 



Jan. 6. Bought of Mercantile Co. on account, 5 yds. cot- 

 ton cloth at 13c. . . .Paid for medicine 30c; repairing shoes 

 15c; barber lOc (Charge medicine and barber to Family Ex- 

 pense) . . . .Gave Mrs. Hibbard to purchase clothing |2. . . . 



tOn the 5th, 15th and 25th of each month the quantity of feed 

 fed was ascertained by actual weight and recorded on Card 33 Feed- 

 ing- Statement. Fairly good results might be obtained by weighing 

 once a month. 



$Page 65, Card 35d. Not recorded on Card 33 until end of month. 



*A composite test of milk consists of taking a certain amount as 

 a sample each milking or each day, and ptitting these samples to- 

 gether into a bottle and keeping them until a test is desired at the 

 end of a week or month, as the case may be. Then a sample from 

 this mixture is taken and tested, and is considered an average test 

 for the period. To keep these samples in condition to be tested a 

 little potassium bichromate is usually put into the bottle before the 

 first sample is put in. 



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