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Circular No."H4. July, h 



MASSACHeSETTS AGBICyiTUfiAl EXPEBIENT STATION, 



DEPARTMENT OF PLANT AND ANIMAL CHEMISTRY. 



Amherst. 



THE COST OF TESTING PURE BRED COWS. 

 (supplementary ']'0' circular no. 9.) 



The experiment station committee of the board of trustees of the 

 Massachusetts Agricultural College at its last quarterly meeting, 

 adopted the following schedule of prices for conducting dairy tests, 

 and the same will go into effect September i, 1908. 



1. The charge for a single day's test. loJieii made in a sequence zoit/i 

 others of a similar character, shall be $5.00. Additional days for the 

 same party shall be at the rate of $2.75 per day. 



2. The charge for a ''seven day" test shall be $25.00. An allow- 

 ance of nine consecutive days will be made, which shall include the 

 tester's time while enroute. Additional days beyond the nine day 

 limit will be charged for at the rate of $2.75 a day. 



3. The charge for a "thirty day" test shall be $80.00, and 32 

 consecutive days will be allowed, which shall include the tester's 

 time enroute. Additional days beyond the t^z day limit will be at the 

 rate of $2.50 a day. 



4. The above statement includes the entire cost, excepting that 

 as formerly, the owner of the stock must, at his expense, care for 

 the supervisor during the test, and when necessary, convey him to 

 and from the railroad station or car line. 



In explanation of the new schedule, it may be said that the charges 

 heretofore have included simply the actual vages paid the tester, in 

 addition to his traveling expenses, breakage, etc. No charge whatever 

 has been made for the time employed in securing men and in general 

 supervision. Work of this character has interfered with other impor- 

 tant work and has cost the station considerable money. Inasmuch 

 as the breeders for whom the testing is done are the ones primarily 

 benefited, it is held to be no more than fair that they should pay the 

 entire expense. In fact, tests made under the direct supervision of a 

 college or station official, have a direct advertising and money value to 



