TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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1. Study undertaken 3 



2. Summar>- of the business for three years 4 



3. Variations in milk price 6 



1 . To whom sold 8 



2. Grade of milk sold 8 



3. Bacteria count 8 



4. Butterfat test 8 



5. Basic rating 9 



6. Seasonal variations in production 9 



7. Trucking charge 12 



8. Effect of differences in milk prices 12 



4. Variations between farms in milk sold per cow 15 



1. Capacity of cows 15 



2. Roughage 17 



3. Pastures 17 



4. Grain 18 



5. Skill 19 



5. Variations in livestock sales 19 



1. Farm organization 22 



2. Herd health 23 



3. Quality of cows 23 



4. Skill 24 



6. Variations in roughage 24 



7. Variations in pasture 29 



8. Variations in output per man 34 



Barn chores 36 



Milking 39 



Feeding grain 39 



Feeding roughage 39 



Cleaning stable 40 



Watering 40 



Chores on individual farms 40 



Roughage production 42 



Hay production 43 



Silage production 44 



Manure 44 



Cash Crops 45 



9. Variations in cash expenses 46 



10. Combination of factors on individual farms 46 



1 1 . Variations in personnel 48 



Knowledge of farming 50 



Skill with cows 50 



Skill in crop production 51 



Abilitj- to plan 51 



Aggressiveness in farming 51 



Accumulated skill 52 



12. Summary 54 



