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returns per cow above food cost varied from $54 for the 

 small cows to $88 for the largest cows. 



TABLE 33. RELATION OF SIZE OF Cows TO VALUE OF 

 PRODUCT ABOVE FOOD COST l 



1 Data furnished by F. W. Woll, for cows whose records are reported 

 in Wisconsin, Bulletin 226. 



A herd of 10 of the cows weighing 1556 pounds each, 

 would weigh more and give more milk than 18 of the 847- 

 pound cows. According to the Connecticut results, the 

 larger cows would cost about $300 a year less for labor, 

 barn room, and the like. By methods used in Minnesota, 

 they would cost about $184 a year less to keep. If the 10 

 cows could be purchased at the same cost as the 18, they 

 would make a very much better investment. Farmers are 

 correct in their almost universal prej udice against small cows. 



As in most tests of large numbers, the Holsteins pro- 

 duced the most butter, with Guernseys second, and Jer- 

 seys third. These differences are primarily due to the 

 size of the cows. When cows of the same size are com- 

 pared, there does not seem to be a great difference in pro- 

 duction. The size of each of these breeds, particularly 



