54 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



6. Conclusions. 



1. The nutritive ratio of the feed varied in 1891 from 

 1 : 4.17 to 1 : G.74, with an average of 1 : 5.28 ; in 1892, 

 from 1 : 3.70 to 1 : 5.70, with an average of 1 : 4.60. 



2. The percentage of fat in the milk varied in 1891 from 

 4.15 to 5.21, with an average of 4.70; in 1892, from 3.50 

 to 4.55, with an average of 4.42. 



3. The percentage of total solids varied in 1891 from 

 13.41 to 14.99, with an average of 14.24; in 1892, from 

 12.30 to 13.75, with an average of 13.44. 



4. The relation of fat to solids not fat in 1891 was 

 1 : 2.02, while in 1892 it was 1 : 2.04, proving that the lesser 

 yield of fat in 1892 was not due to the influence of the food 

 but rather to the general inferior character of the cows kept. 



5. The total cost of feed for one quart of cream amounted 

 in 1891 to 13.93 cents, and in 1892 to 13.35 cents. 



6. The net cost of feed for one quart of cream amounted 

 in 1891 to 7.37 cents, and in 1892 to 5.90 cents. 



7. The value received for one space of cream varied in 

 1891 from 3.1 to 4.1 cents, with an average of 3.75 cents; 

 in 1892, from 3.1 to 4.1 cents, with an average of 3.69 

 cents; which amounted per quart (average) in 1891 to 12.73 

 cents, and in 1892 to 12.27 cents. 



8. The number of quarts of milk required to produce 

 one space of cream in 1891 was 1.73, and in 1892 1.82; or 

 5.88 quarts of whole milk to produce one quart of cream in 

 1891, and 6.18 quarts of whole milk to produce one quart 

 of cream in 1892. 



9. The net cost of feed per quart of cream averaged in 

 1891 7.37 cents, and in 1892 5.90 cents. Received per 

 quart of cream in 1891 12.73 cents, and in 1892 12.27 cents, 

 thereV)y securing a profit of 5.36 cents per quaTt in 1891, 

 and 6.37 cents in 1892. 



For further details concerning results in preceding years, 

 see eighth annual report, pages 54 to Q'), and ninth annual 

 report, pages 76 to 82. 



Our average statements for the current year apply in each 

 case to only ten months, due to the fact that the financial 

 settlement is made with our local creamery two months after 

 the cream is furnished. 



