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Table 52 — Relation of ynilk production per cow and price per hundrcdireight of 



milk sold to l^bor income. 



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Production less than 4,650 pounds per cow 



Number of farms 



Average lahor income 



Other averages : 



Milk per cow (pounds) 



Milk price per cwt 



Man work units per farm 



Man work units per man 



Production from -'i,650 to 5,650 pounds per 

 cow 



Number of farms 



Average labor income 



Other averages : 



Milk per cow (pounds) 



Milk jirice per cwt 



Man work units per farm 



Man work units per man 



Production over 5,650 pounds per cow 



Number of farms 



Average labor income 



Other averages : 



Milk per cow (pounds) 



Milk price per cwt 



Man work units per farm 



Man work units per man 



Seasonal Production 



Somethinj? of the results of seasonal production are shown in Tables 

 53 and 54. With about the same number of cows, 167 farms averaging 

 31 per cent of the year's production during October, November and 

 December got an average labor income of $534, while 173 farms that 

 averaged less than 18 per cent of total production for the same period 

 of time got an average labor income of $203 (Table 53). Apparently, 

 most of tlie advantage accrues from getting a better production per 

 cow, but some comes from better prices. 



In Table 54 the farms were first sorted by production per cow. The 

 resulting effects of the relation of production in November to that in 

 June are shown for each production group. In spite of higher costs of 

 feed and the extra labor involved, winter production seems to be ad- 

 vantageous. Variations of from 29 to 40 cents in the price of milk per 

 hundredweight accompanied changes in the November-June ratio. 



