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a better distribution of freshening dates, better pastures and intelligent 

 feeding practices. However, on most farms even production is likely 

 to cost somewhat more per unit. Cows freshening in midsummer may- 

 give a lower total; feeding costs to secure constant production may be 

 higher; and there is the cost of adding cows to the herd for short periods 

 to maintain the rating. Thus higher rewards for even production are 

 necessary in order to stimulate dair>'men to incur all these extra costs. 



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APR. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct Nov. Dec. Jan. Fe)&. Mar. 



Fig. 3. Daily milk production on one grade A farm. (Typical of 32 farms with 

 uneven production.) Averaged by 15-day periods. 



Trucking Charge 



Ten to 20 cents per hundredweight was deducted from the gross 

 price to many operators to pay for hauling milk to the station. Others 

 located nearer the station, were able to make their own delivery. If 

 nearby men would cooperate by taking turns in hauling, doubtless they 

 might save one-half to three-quarters of the present trucking cost. 



Effect of Differences in Milk Prices 



Grouping the farms according to the price received for all the milk 

 sold and placing the same number in each of the high, medium and 

 low groups as in Table 2, some interesting comparisons are possible. 

 In the first group of 13 farms, all but one were Grade A producers. 

 The average price received was $2.21 per hundred, and the average 

 family labor income was $747. 



Of the 13 farms in the medium group only four were Grade A pro- 

 ducers, and largely due to a lack of premiums, the average price was 

 $1.88 per hundred. The family labor income averaged $344. 



