THE MILCH GOAT IN CALIFORNIA 111 



In calculating the cost of. feeding the goats the following average 

 feed prices have been assumed : 



Barley $29.50 per ton 



Corn 29.50 per ton 



Oats 34.00 per ton 



Linseed oil meal 38.50 per ton 



Cocoanut oil meal 24.00 per ton 



Dried beet pulp 22.00 per ton 



Wheat bran 27.00 per ton 



Alfalfa hay 10.50 per ton 



Green alfalfa 2.50 per ton 



Pasture .20 per month 



The following table presents the results of the calculation in regard 

 to the total cost of the feed eaten by the five does during the year, 

 and the feed cost per gallon of milk and pounds of butter-fat : 



Total cost Cost of feed Cost of feed 



Name of feed per gal. milk per Ib. fat 



Delia $9.72 6.5c 19.6c 



Geneva 16.10 6.4e 22.1c 



Hedda 7.02 5.4c 17.2c 



Gretta 12.63 6.9c 28.0c 



Hertha . 10.71 6.8c 27.6c 



Average $11.24 6.4c 22.9 



It will be noted that the feed eaten by the goats for the entire year 

 cost, on the average, $11.25 per ton at current market prices during 

 the past five years, and that the feed cost of a gallon of milk and a 

 pound of fat was 6.4c and 22. 9c, respectively. 



The complete records of production of the cows in the University 

 dairy herd are available for the past four years. At the present 

 time, seventy-three entire lactation periods for dairy cows have been 

 completed, in which accurate records of production and feed eaten 

 by the cows have been kept. These lactation periods include those 

 of twenty-two Holstein cows, sixteen Jerseys, nine Guernseys, four 

 Ayrshires, eight grade Holsteins, and fourteen grade Shorthorns. 

 Using the same prices for feed as for the milch goats we find that 

 for the average number of lactation periods given, the feed cost of 

 a gallon of milk was 8.3c, and of a pound of fat 24.4c. A comparison 

 between the feed cost of a gallon of milk and per pound of butter 

 fat for the milch goats and the dairy cows in the University herd, 

 therefore, shows that the former produced a gallon of milk at a cost 

 of 1.9c lower than the cows, a difference of 23 per cent, and a pound 



