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IV. Creamery Record of the Station during the 

 Years 1887, 1888 and 1889; and Some Obser- 

 vations MADE DURING ViSITS TO THE PaTRONS OF 



Two Creameries in Our Vicinity. 



In preceding pages has been stated the financial record of 

 twelve cows, grades which had served during past years for 

 feeding experiments at the station. It was stated in that 

 connection that the primary object at that time was to test 

 the comparative merits of corn fodder, corn stover, corn 

 ensilage and root crops, in the whole or in part, as circum- 

 stances advised, as substitutes for a good meadow hay, as 

 far as quantity, quality and cost of production of milk are 

 concerned. The cows selected for that investigation, were, 

 for stated reasons, of moderate milking qualities. Our 

 financial records, although obtained under somewhat excep- 

 tional circumstances, are published with full recognition of 

 that point, considering them not without some interest to 

 others studying the financial side of the dairy industry in its 

 varying aspects. 



The subsequent communication contains a discussion of 

 our creamery record, which covers, to a considerable extent, 

 tlie time when the above-mentioned milk record was obtained. 

 The milk was weighed at the station, and the cream secured 

 and measured by means of a Cooley creamery apparatus. 

 A copy of the daily record was kept in our dairy room 

 by the agent of the creamery. Two quarts of milk used 

 daily for family purposes are accounted for in our' calcula- 

 tions of total- results. Analyses of milk were made where 

 a change of daily diet rendered it advisable. 



The cost of feed consumed is based on the same market 

 price of the various ingredients as was adopted in the pre- 

 ceding milk record. The same is true in regard to the 

 valuation of the whole milk, — three cents per quart. The 

 estimates of the value of fertilizino; ing-redients contained in 

 the feed are also l)ased upon those given in connection with 

 the preceding milk record. 



The value of cream is that granted us from month to 

 month by our local creamery association. The station has 



