PROFIT FROM THE DAIRY 137 



the manager of a large stock farm, which demands 

 all his own time, and conducts his dairy as a side 

 issue, depending entirely upon hired labor, under 

 his more or less personal supervision. 



His farm consists of 131 ^ acres, in addition to 

 which he handles 80 acres of rented land. In 1909 

 his crops consisted of 60 acres of corn, 30 of which 

 were placed in the silo and 30 husked from the 

 shock, 20 acres of alsike clover, 20 acres of red 

 clover and timothy and four acres of rye. He had 

 some 15 acres of oats and the balance of the land 

 is in pasture. Farm equipment includes two silos, 

 an i8-horse power gasoline engine for running the 

 silage cutter, feed grinders and pump, and such 

 machinery as would ordinarily be used in conduct- 

 ing a farm of this size. 



His milking herd consisted of 59 head of Hoi- 

 steins, five of which were pure bred, and the bal- 

 ance were high grade. The milk from this herd 

 was sold to the condenseries at current market 

 price, absolutely no advantage in price being re- 

 ceived for the excellent sanitary conditions under 

 which it was produced. Contrary to the average 

 dairy, the greatest output from this farm was in 

 the winter months, although the amount sold re- 

 mained fairly equal throughout the year, varying 

 from 32,000 to 42,000 pounds monthly. The total 

 amount sold to the condensery amounted to 426,150 

 pounds. Adding to this 18,360 pounds fed calves 

 and 3,876 sold locally, the total production of this 

 herd was 448,396 pounds, or 7,600 pounds of milk for 

 each cow. The average price paid was $1.40 per 

 hundred, making the gross production per cow 

 $106.40. 



