MILK SURVEY OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER 



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only located in every dairy district, but represented every type of dairy 

 farm, large and small. The farms were not selected, but were taken just 

 as they came on the roads on which the inspectors traveled. 



The cost of milk production on all of the farms has been compiled, 

 and the figures added together to show the cost of producing milk per 

 100 pounds and per quart. This summary is given in Table No. 24: 



TABLE No. 24 



SUMMARY OF COSTS OF PRODUCTION ON 141 FARMS 

 May 1, 1918, to May 1, 1919 



Per Cwt. Per Qt. 



Depreciation on cows 0756 .00163 



Interest on cows at 6% 1241 .00267 



Grain and other concentrates 1.0721 .02305 



Succulent feed 6805 .01463 



Hay and other dry forage 6048 .01300 



Total feed except pasture 2.3574 .05068 



Interest on feed and supplies at 6% 0417 .00090 



Pasture 2424 .00521 



Bedding 1651 .00355 



Human labor 1.2116 .02605 



Horse labor 0975 .00210 



Use of buildings 1422 .00306 



Use of equipment 0791 .00170 



Bull service .0351 .00075 



Miscellaneous costs 1219 .00262 



Total cost 4.6937 .10092 



Returns except wholesale milk 4972 .01069 



Net cost (difference) 4.1965 .09023 



Price received 3.3550 -07214 



LOSS .8415 .01809 



The significance of Table No. 24 is that the actual cost on all of 

 the 141 farms visited for producing 100 pounds of milk was $4.19, or 

 $ .09 per quart. The price received for this milk during the year was 

 only $3.35 per 100 pounds, or $ .072 per quart, showing a net loss to 

 these 141 milk producers of $ .84 per 100 pounds, or $ .018 per quart. 



The figures in this summary are obtained from the details in the 

 report blanks and can be best understood by arranging these details in a 

 number of ways, indicated by the tabulations which follow. In Table 

 No. 25 is shown the total quantity of feed and of labor required by each 

 cow per year, and per 100 pounds of milk : 



