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EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



siimer, the cost of delivery to wholesale centers as well as the 

 cost of retail distribution should be added. 



Estimated Cost of ]\Iilk Pkoductiox pee Cow. 



Basis 20 Cows. 



1. Building for bousing cow and feed (per cow), . 



Interest, taxes, depreciation, repairs and 

 insurance, 10 per cent., . 



2. Yahie of cow, 



Interest and taxes, 6 per cent., . 

 Depreciation, 20 per cent., . 



3. Value of carj^enter's tools (per cow), 



Interest and depreciation, 15 per cent 



4. Value of barn tools (per cow, — farm scale 



shovels, forks, trucks for grain, manure 



t^LL.*)a* « • • • • • 



Interest and depreciation, 15 per cent., 



5. Value of dairy implements (per cow, — milk 



pails, scale, Babcock testei', strainers, bot 

 water beater, cleaning brusbes, etc.). 

 Interest and depreciation, 15 per cent., 



6. Value of perisbable tools and supplies (per cow 



cards, brusbes, record sbeets, soap, salt 

 ice, bedding, bull service, veterinary, etc.) 



7. Value of food consumed for one year : — 



40 pounds of silage daily for 224 days (7V2 



montbs), at $3.75 a ton, 

 12 pounds of hay daily for 224 days (7V2 

 montbs), at $17 a ton, . . . . 

 8 pounds of grain daily for 224 days (7^ 

 montbs), at $32 a ton, . . . . 

 20 weeks' pasturage, at 30 cents per week, . 

 One-third cost of food (basis of winter feed- 

 ing) Avhile at pasture, . . . . 



8. Care of cow and milk for one year, . 



Credits. 



5 cords manure, 

 1 calf each year, 



$75 00 



75 00 



80 



2 28 



3 35 



$7 50 



4 50 

 15 00 



12 



34 



50 



11 86 



Net cost of one cow for one year, . 



$137 07 



