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THE CREAMERY P ATRON f S HANDBOOK. 



feeding the calves and hauling the milk to the creamery. At 12 cents 

 per hour, this expense need not be one-half of the above sum, leaving $15 

 to $16 clear profit for each calf raised on skim milk. 



RESULTS WITH WHOLE MILK: During twenty-two weeks these ten 

 calves consumed 23,287 pounds of fresh milk, 835 pounds of corn chop, 

 835 pounds of Kafir-corn meal, and 835 pounds of alfalfa hay. The total 

 gain was 2,878 pounds, or a daily average of 1.86 pounds per head. Charg- 

 ing butterfat at creamery prices, the feed cost of raising these calves 

 amounted to $157.19 or $15.72 per head. The feed cost for each 100 pounds 

 of gain amounts to $5.46. 



YPSEY'S START IN LIFE. 

 (Before Taking Dried Blood.) 



RESULT WITH CALVES NURSED BY THE Cows: On May 28, 1900, twenty- 

 two calves that were running with their dams averaged 174 pounds. On 

 October 15, these same calves averaged 422 pounds, or an average daily 

 gain per head of 1.77 pounds. The only expense attached to raising these 

 calves was the keep of the cows, which was estimated by the owner to be 

 $12 per head. Multiplying the average daily gain of these calves by 154, 

 the number of days in previous experiment, gives a total gain of 272 pounds 

 per head. With $12 as the cost of raising the calf, each 100 pounds of gain 

 cost $4.41. 



RESULTS IN FEED LOT AFTER WEANING: In the fall all these calves 

 were placed in the feed lot, where they were pushed for baby beef. During 



