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cost would have been decreased to 78 cents per hundred, or .0167 per 

 quart, and 12,000 pound producers to 71 cents per hundred, or .0154 

 per quart. In order to produce milk more economically, a larger number 

 of high-producing cows must be maintained. Too many cows that only 

 milk during a short period of the year and only produce a small amount 

 of milk are kept in our herds. It is almost impossible to buy cows that 

 will produce these larger amounts. It is, therefore, necessary that more 

 dairymen raise their own animals. It is only by so doing that we will be 

 able to secure good herds at a reasonable cost. 



In Table II the feed cost of milk production was based on the sale 

 or market price of the feed, except in the one case in which the New 



WHAT BECOMES OF THE FEED EATEN 

 When Fed Too Much 



1000 lb. Cow 



20 lb. 4 per cent Milk as gain in weight 



Just Enough 



1000 lb. Cow 



20 lb. 4 per cent Milk 



Too Little 



1000 lb. Cow 



10 lb. 4 per cent 

 Milk 



Jersey costs were based on both. The question of which figure to use 

 has been discussed considerably, but it seems to me that unless the 

 differential or difference between the cost of production and market 

 price is considered, a fair comparison of farming methods cannot be made. 

 It should also be kept in mind that the feeds, although given as 

 market value, in some cases they could not all be sold. For example, 

 corn stover, although it has a good market in many localities in Pennsyl- 

 vania, still in some sections it could not be sold to advantage. It is 

 difficult, therefore, to determine just what should be charged for some 

 feeds. 



