FARM ACCOUNTS. 



calico at 7c. . . .Sold 6 Ibs. butter at 20c; 1 quarts cream at 



20c Hours of labor : Cattle 3 J ; horses 1 ; hogs ; 



poultry ; cleaning hay mows 1 man 2; repairing house 1 

 man 1 ; hoeing strawberries 1 man 5 ; churning 1 man 1, 

 1 woman J . . . . Eggs laid 12 .... Set aside for home use : If 

 gallons milk, 3 pints cream, 10 eggs, 7 quarts strawberries. 



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

 milk to calves 25 Ibs., cows and young stock in pasture; 

 horses Hay 70 Ibs., oats 70 Ibs. ; hogs Corn on cob 18 Ibs., 

 barlev 4 Ibs., oats 3 Ibs., and all skim milk and buttermilk 

 not otherwise used; poultry Oats 5 Ibs. 



Each cow's milk was weighed both morning and evening 

 to-day, with the following results: Nell, morning 9.6 Ibs., 

 evening 9.5 Ibs.; Crossy, morning 8 Ibs., evening 7.8 Ibs.; 

 Black and White Cow, morning 1.4 Ibs., evening 1.3 Ibs.; 

 Durham, morning 5.5 Ibs., evening 5.4 Ibs. ; Dot, morning 

 14.2 Ibs., evening 13.9 Ibs. ; Holstein, morning 19 Ibs., even- 

 ing 19.3 Ibs. ; Bangs, morning 12 Ibs., evening 11.9 Ibs. 



Took sample of each cow's milk at both milkings for com- 

 posite test. 



June 26. Hours of labor : Cattle 3 ; horses 1J ; hogs ^ ; 

 poultry -J- . . . . Eggs laid 31 .... Set aside for home use : 1 

 gallon milk, 1 quart cream, 12 quarts strawberries. 



The composite samples of milk from each cow taken on 

 the 5th, 15th and 25th of the month, and a sample of this 

 morning's cream, were tested to-day, showing per cent of 

 butter fat as follows: Nell 3.4; Crossy 3.9; Black and 

 White Cow 4.3; Durham 4.2; Dot 4.2; Holstein 3.2; Ba.igs 

 3.7. Cream 27. 



June 27. Paid for underwear and dry goods $10 .... 

 Bought of Mercantile Co. on account, dry goods $1.09 .... 



Sold 1J Ibs. butter at 20c Hours of labor: Cattle 3; 



horses LJ; hogs ^; poultry ; cultivating corn 1 man and 

 team 7J; hoeing potatoes 1 man 7. . . .Eggs laid 16. .. .Set 

 aside for home use: 1J gallons milk, 1 quart cream, 5j 

 pounds butter, 4 quarts strawberries. 



All things come to him who hustles while he waits. Machetanz. 



