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Table 29 gives an interesting comparison of the five- 

 year average results for a dairy herd in Connecticut with 

 the results of cost accounts on 27 farms in Minnesota. 

 The cows in Connecticut were fed nearly three times as 

 much grain as those in Minnesota. They were fed a 



TABLE 29. COMPARISON OF AVERAGE COSTS OF PRODUCTION 

 OF MILK ON SOME MINNESOTA FARMS AND ON A CONNECT- 

 ICUT FARM ' 



1 Minnesota, Bulletin 124, and Connecticut, Bulletin 73. 



2 Includes some stover, fodder, and a little silage. 



little more roughage, but were pastured less. The more 

 intensive methods in the East are further indicated by the 

 fact that the other costs aside from feed are over twice 

 as much, and are finally shown in the production of 61 per 

 cent more butter per cow. The milk was counted at 4 cents 

 a quart in Connecticut. The average prices received in 

 Minnesota were 2.4 cents for milk and 22 cents for butter. 



