that it cost to keep her. This leaves $135 to be balanced by 2,834 

 quarts of milk, which would require the milk to be sold at the farmer's 

 door for practically 4.75 cents per quart. This amount simply pays 

 for the actual cost of the investment and labor put on the milk. It 

 allows nothing for the farmer's skill as manager, nor for the extra 

 hours he must work planning for the improvement of his herd and the 

 running of the business, and nothing for profits. He has simply 

 received 5 per cent on his investment and common laborer's wages. 

 If he is going to improve his farm and build up a permanent agri- 

 culture in an advancing rural community, and continue in business, 

 he will require 5.75 cents or more per quart to pay the bill. 



Fred Rasmussen, Professor of Dairying, New Hampshire 

 Agricultural College, Durham, New Hampshire, says: — 



The last census report shows the average production of milk per cow 

 in Massachusetts to be 4,524 pounds, in New Hampshire 3,775 pounds, 

 in Vermont 3,982 pounds. No doubt the actual production in the 

 several States is higher than this. In the writer's opinion a more 

 nearly correct estimate is between 5,000 pounds and 5,500 pounds of 

 milk. 



To get conditions which will represent average production for Mas- 

 sachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont let us take the 39 cows, of 

 the 26 herds ^ studied, producing between 5,500 and 6,000 pounds 

 with an average production of 5,540 pounds of milk. 



$15 00 

 3 00 



$139 19 



18 00 



Total, 



$121 19 



1 See Circular No. 8 of this series; also Bulletin No. 2, New Hampshire College and Experi- 

 ment Station. 



2 It costs less to feed these" average " cows than it does higher producers, which accounts 

 for the difference in figures here given from those used in Circular No. 8. 



