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MILK SURVEY OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER 



TABLE No. 25 

 QUANTITY OF FEED AND LABOR REQUIRED 



Per Cow. Per Cwt. of Milk. 



Grain and other concentrates 2,635 Ibs. 41.6 Ibs. 



Succulent feed 10,493 Ibs. 165.7 Ibs. 



Hay and other dry forage 3,769 Ibs. 59.5 Ibs. 



Human labor 211 hrs. 3.33 hrs. 



The number of cows on the farms, their value at the beginning of the 

 year, May 1st, 1918, and the number of cows purchased, the heifers that 

 became cows, and the value at the end of the year are shown in Table 

 No. 26: 



TABLE No. 26 



INVENTORIES, PURCHASES AND SALES OF COWS 

 BEGINNING OF YEAR 



Number Price Total Value 



Cows on hand May 1, 1918 2,282 $123.21 $281,160 



Cows purchased 673 120.05 80,792 



Heifers that became cows 124 101.98 12,645 



Total $374,597 



END OF YEAR 



Number Price Total Value 



Cows on hand May 1, 1919 2,306 $130.21 $300,275 



Cows sold 737 86.06 63,427 



Cows died 34 



Cow hides 22 11.84 260.50 



Total $363,962.50 



Value at beginning of year, plus purchases, plus heifers that became cows $374,597.00 

 Value at end of year, plus sales 363,962.50 



Depreciation (difference) $ 10,634.50 



Average inventory of cows Number 2,314 



Average inventory of cows Total value $290,841 .00 



Value per head 125.69 



From these figures it appears that the depreciation was $10,634.50 

 on all the farms for -the year covered by the inquiry. This depreciation 

 is the amount of money required for replacement, or to make up for 

 losses through the sale or death of animals, and the cost of keeping the 

 herds up to their full production. The inventory showed an average of 

 2,314 cows, and the value placed on these animals by the owners was 

 $290,841.00, or $125.69 per head. These figures differ from the total 

 value at the beginning and at the end of the year because of the shifting 

 of cows during the year, and because of the buying of fresh cows and 

 the selling of dry ones. 



