102 MASS. F.XPERIxMENT STATION lUILLETIN 275 



Expenses 



tlired labor $ 582 



Grain for cows WW 



6 new cows bouiilii cacli year (S; .$14.0 8K) 



Horse grain 147 



Poultry grain 553 



Standing liay 10 tons 25 



^'eterinary and medicine 23 



Other cattle expenses 32 



Horsesiioeing 11 



Baby ciiicks 122 



Seeds 32 



Fertilizer and lime 158 



Spray materials f)2 



Apple boxes 250 



Rejjairs 57 



Auto and truck registration, fnel and repairs 257 



Electricity 118 



Telephone 24 



Taxes 192 



Total Exjienses 4932 



Net Return Above Expenses $383 1 



Net Retnrn t)\er Present Organization .$ 4fi3 



He estimates tliat the amonnt of hay and silage released will be nearly 

 enough to feed the extra cows. To make sure, however, he plans to buy five 

 acres of standing hay from a neigiihoring farm. He can secure this by con- 

 tract for a period of Iinc years. It will yield about ten tons of fair hay. 



The estimate for pounds of milk sold is based on an a verage production of 

 6600 pounds, which Mr. B believes he can get with the purchased cows. This 

 })roduction will probably be reached by the time lie has replaced about iialf 

 of tiie i)resent herd, as he will dispose of the lowest })roducers first. Mr. B 

 estimates that for several years to come he can ])urchase higii-producing. 

 tubercidin tested cows for .S140 per head, if he replaces six cows every year, 

 tiie expense will be as indicateil in the statement. Tliis is probably a con- 

 servative estuiuite. 



Receipts and exj)enses that are not affected by the reorganization are left 

 unchanged. The total receipts under the new plan are .$8763 or an increase 

 of ai)out $1500 over the j)resent organization. The total expenses are also in- 

 creased from .$3923 to .$4932 or nearly $1000. The net return to the farm 

 business, iiowever, is .$463 greater than under the jiresent jWan, which is a 

 substantial increase. 



The amount of work to i)e done will l)e somewhat greater, but the differ- 

 ence will not be more than can i)e handled easily with the present lielp. It is 

 estimated tiiat about id j)er cent more time will be sj)ent on the cows, but 

 two-thirds of this amonnt will be saved from the young stock. Figure 2 shows 

 the actual distribution of man labor for the year muler the present organiza- 

 tion ami the estimated distribution for the proposed organization. Notice that 

 the available labor handles the extra work without difficulty. 



