112 FAEM ACCOUNTS. 



Weight of feeds fed to live stock to-day: Cattle Corn 

 fodder 105 Ibs., hay 195 Ibs., ground feed 60 Ibs., skim milk 90 

 Ibs. ; horses Hay 135 Ibs., oats 70 Ibs., colts are on pasture . 

 hogs Corn on cob 102 Ibs. and all skini milk and buttermilk 

 not otherwise used; poultry Oats 8 Ibs ., corn on cob 5 Ibs. 



Following is the weight of milk given by each cow, morn- 

 ing and evening : Red Heifer, morning 5.7 Ibs., evening 5.4 

 Ibs. ; Nell, morning 8.5 Ibs., evening 8 Ibs. ; Crossy, morning 

 9.5 Ibs., evening 9.2 Ibs. ; Black and White Cow, morning 7.5 

 Ibs., evening 7.3 Ibs.; Durham, morning 7.8 Ibs., evening 

 7.5 Ibs.; Dot, morning 12 Ibs., evening 11.8 Ibs.; Holstein, 

 morning 16.3 Ibs., evening 15.8 Ibs. 



A sample of each cow ? s milk was taken at each milking 

 to-day for composite test. 



Apr. 6. Hours of labor: Cattle 4^; horses 2; hogs f; 

 poultry ^; *repairing fence 1 man 1-J; fburning grass along 

 road and in yard 1 man 2J ; putting sawdust on ice 1 man \ ; 

 hauling manure to corn land 1 man and team 3; churning 

 1 women 2.... Eggs laid 33.... Set aside for home use: 

 1 7/16 gallons milk, 1 pint cream, 9 eggs, 5 pounds butter. 



Apr. 7. Paid for medicine $2.25 ; coffee 60c ; bananas and 

 berries 50c; 15 Ibs. timothy at |3.50 per hundred; 25 Ibs. 

 clover at f 8 per hundred ; horse collar $1.50 ; horse shoeing 

 80c .... Bought of Mercantile Co. on account, bananas 17c 



Sold Mercantile Co. on account, 5 Ibs. butter at 23c ; 



10 dozen eggs at 13c .... Sold 1J dozen eggs at 13c .... Hours 

 of labor: Cattle 4J; horses 2; hogs f ; poultry ; hauling 

 manure to corn land 1 man and team 3f , 1 man 1J ; repair- 

 ing fence 1 man and team f ; marketing milk, butter and 

 cream 1 man and horse 3. . . .Eggs laid 34. .. .Set aside for 

 home use: If gallons milk, 1 pint cream. 



Apr. 8. Hours of labor: Cattle 4J; horses 2; hogs f ; 

 poultry ^ ; churning 1 woman 2 ; cleaning seed oats 2 men 2 

 .... Eggs laid 43 .... Set aside for home use : If gallons 

 milk, 1 pint cream, 7 eggs. 



*fCharg-e Farm Expense. 

 Life gives nothing to men without great labor. Horace. 



