MILK SURVEY OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER 



grains from Rochester to the farm. The differences in the cost of pro- 

 ducing milk in these three regions are shown in Table No. 34, and in 



Tables Nos. 35 and 36 are shown the quantities of feed and labor per 

 cow and per 100 pounds of milk in each of these three regions. 



TABLE No. 34 

 COMPARISON OF COSTS OF PRODUCTION BY REGIONS 



Wayne and Monroe 

 Bliss. Livingston Counties. County. 



Number of Farms 24 33 84 



Summary of Costs Per Cwt. of Milk : 



Depreciation, on Cows $ .0785 $ .0715 $ .0772 



Interest on Cows at 6% 1806 .1247 .1 135 



Grain and other Concentrates 1.2054 .8919 1.1411 



Succulent Feed 4143 .7295 .7040 



Hay and other Dry Forage 1.0608 .5383 .5553 



Total Feed except Pasture $2.6805 $2.1597 $2.4004 



Interest on Feed and Supplies at 6% . .0424 .0439 0404 



Pasture 3207 .2395 .2295 



Bedding. 1165 .1576 .1780 



Human Labor 1.5391 1.0624 1.2287 



Horse Labor 1471 .0684 .1034 



Use of Buildings 1589 .1207 .1503 



Use of Equipment 0713 .0710 .0847 



Bull Service 0907 .0367 .0241 



Miscellaneous Costs .1331 .0943 .1342 



Total Cost 5.5594 4.2504 4.7644 



Returns except Whilesale Milk, per cwt. . .6799 :4561 .4849 



Net Cost (Difference) 4.8795 3.7943 4.2795 



Price received per Cwt. Milk 2.9093 3.3963 3.4157 



Loss per Cwt. Milk 1.9702 .3980 ~638 



Production per Cow (pounds) 4334 6053 7133 



TABLE No. 35 

 QUANTITIES OF FEED AND LABOR PER COW 



Wayne and Monroe 



~ . , . Bliss. Livingston Counties. County. 



Gram and other concentrates 1,833 Ibs. 1,867 Ibs. 3 356 Ibs 



Succulent Feed 4,673 Ibs. 11,949 Ibs. 11 441 Ibs' 



Hay and other Dry Forage 4,707 Ibs. 3,346 Ibs. 3,731 Ibs! 



Human Labor 178 hrs. 183 hrs. 239 hrs. 



TABLE No. 36 

 QUANTITIES OF FEED AND LABOR PER 100 LBS. MILK 



t Wayne and Monroe 



r . . . Bliss. Livingston Counties. County. 



Gram and other concentrates 42.3 Ibs. 30.8 Ibs 470 Ibs 



Succulent Feed . . . . . 107.8 Ibs. 197.4 Ibs. 160.4 Ibs 



Hay and other dry forage 108.6 Ibs. 55.3 Ibs. 52.3 Ibs. 



Human Labor 4.10 hrs. 3.03 hrs. 3.35 hrs. 



