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amount that was received for the cream and the value of the 

 skim milk fed to pigs, the value of the milk per quart, for 

 the five months, v^as a small fraction over two cents. It 

 seems to me that that is a pretty fair average of the value of 

 the product to farmers in general. 



Major Alvord. Which five months? 



Mr. Ware. It commenced in February, I think, and 

 ended in June, — about a fair average of the year. It seems 

 to me that that would be a fair average of farm milk in gen- 

 eral, taking the herds as we find them, and as the milk is 

 colleited and put into the creamery ; so that I think it is 

 fair to consider that all the farmers receive for their milk, 

 taking into consideration the value of the skim milk for feed- 

 ing purposes, according to the results of experiments made 

 at the Experiment Station, is a fraction over two cents a 

 quart. 



As I say, I found great difiiculty in getting the question 

 answered. I have never ))een able to get an answer from any 

 source except this. That is all I have to say. 



Mr. Taft. How much did it cost to make that milk? 



Mr. Ware. That did not come into the question. 



Mr. Taft. I know, but I suppose Dr. Goessmann has it. 



Mr. Ware. I do not know. I did not ask him. 



Mr. Taft. They got a little over two cents a quart, you 

 say. Now, my question is. How much did it cost to keep 

 the cows during the time ? 



Mr. CiiEEVER. A little less than a cent a quart, I think 

 3I,r. Vrare reported at Boston. 



Mr. Ware. No ; I said that the value of skim milk was 

 n little less than two cents a gallon for feeding purposes. 



Mr. Childs of Warren. As 1 understand it, this record 

 Clovers the first five months from the time the cows came in, 

 4M' soon after. 



Mr. AVare. Or soon after. Perhaps not immediately at 

 the time, but the}' were what would be called new milch 

 cows. I think the five months ending in June would make 

 about a fair average of the year. 



Mr. Guilds. Is it not a fact that the milk for the first 

 iive months after- a cow is in milk, and especially if it be 

 ju the spring of the year and during the month of June, 



