The percentage of Dry Cows in the Herds for the Costing Period was as follows : 



(ircat Britain 

 England and Wales 

 Scotland 



England and Wales (Northern Division) 

 England and Wales (Southern Division) 



Per cent. 

 21-8 



I'.lT.l 



17-56 

 20-93 



VII. OKOSS AND NET COST OF FOODS. 



The cost of food is the most important item in the total cost of producing milk. The 

 results of this Investigation show the following costs per gallon due to food supplied to cows 

 alone : 



Taking the whole cost of food, including the quantities fed to both cows and other dairy 

 stock, the following summary shows the proportion of food to total cost : 



The gross cost of food, however, "is subject to reduction for the value of mammal 

 residues. Taking food supplied to cows and other dairy stock, the following figures show the 

 net cost of food, with the proportion to total net cost per gallon of milk : 



VI1L COMPARISON OF RATIONS. 



The following Table ('2) shows for England and Wales and for Scotland separately the 

 average weight and cost of the ration per cow per day, and also per gallon of milk. The most 

 striking feature is that, although the weight of purchased foods fed in Scotland is much 

 greater than in England and Wales, and the cost also is slightly higher, the whole ration is 

 cheaper, both per cow day and per gallon of milk than in England. Taking the whole 

 ration this fact is partly due to the large quantity of comparatively cheap roots fed on the 

 Scottish farms. The weights and costs of roots are : 



England and Wales 

 Scotland 



Quantity of roots 

 fed per day. 



Ibs. 

 30-32 

 57-10 



( 'ost of roots 



fed per day. 



pence. 



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