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this table ; work units i)er man indicate no increase in efficiency ; even 

 the price of milk lends no aid, but milk per cow is significant of the 

 change which accounts for a range in average labor incomes from 

 — $469 in the first group to $1,469 in the last group. 



Production and Size 



Previously, the suggestion was made that yields might be poor 

 enough so that the larger the business, the less the income. In Table 

 48, sucli an instance is illustrated. Size is measured by number of 

 cows and production by yield of milk per cow. When production was 

 less than 4,650 pounds, the more cows the farms supported, the worse 

 off were the operators. When there was an average of 8 cows, the 

 average labor income was — $28, but when there was an average of 

 30 cows, the income was — $275. This loss occurred with increased 

 size of business in spite of the fact that the average price of milk per 

 hundredweight, as well as the work units per man, increased with the 

 number of cows. The better the production per cow, the greater the 



Table 48 — Relation of mill: productioyi per coio and numher of coivs per farm 



to labor income. 



Number of cows. 



Less than 11. 11 to 20. More than 20. 



Production Icsfi than 'i650 pounds per coir 



Number of farms 49 



Average labor income — .$28 



Other averages : 



Number of cows 7.3 



Milk per cow (pounds) 3,429 



Milk price per cwt $2.88 



Man work units per farm 2.55 



Man work units per man 185 



Output index . 58 



Production from .'i,650 to 5,650 pounds per cow 



Number of farms 44 



Average lubor income $14 



Other averages : 



Number of cows 6.9 



Milk per cow (pounds) 5,082 



Milk price per cwt $2.98 



Man work units per farm 222 



Man work units per num 170 



Output index 72 



Production over 5,650 pounds per cow 



Number of farms 42 



Average labor income $617 



Other averages : 



Number of cows 7.1 



Milk per cow (pounds) 6,486 



Milk price per cwt $2.93 



Man work units per farm 257 



Man work units i>er man 185 



Output index 91 



