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Table 53 — Relation of proportion of year's milk produced in October, November 



and December to labor income. 



(340 farms selling wholesale milk, almost exclusively) 



Average. 



, ^ V 



Per cent 

 Proportion of milk Man Man 



of years' milk produced work work Milk 



produced during Number October. units units Number Milk price Labor 



October, November of November, per per of per cow per in- 



and December. farms. December. farm. man. cows. (pounds) cwt. come. 



Less than 26 per 



cent 173 17.9 414 227 15.7 4,901' $2.84 $203 



26 per cent or 



more 167 31.0 401 230 15.8 5,423 3.05 534 



Total or average 340 24.4 407 229 15.7 5,157 $2.94 $366 



Table 54 — Relation of November-Jnne ratio of milk production to labor income 



i3J,9 farms).* 



Per cent that milk production in 



November was of June 



production. 



, ' » 



Less than 65- Over 



Milk production in pounds. 65. 100. 100. 



Milk per coiv less than 4,550 pounds 



Number of farms 43 22 28 



Average labor income —$195 — $162 $12 



Other averages : 



Milk per cow (pounds) 3,430 3,745 3,443 



November-June ratio 41 81 151 



Milk price per cwt $2.83 $2.90 $3.12 



Man work units per man 238 257 230 



Milk per cow from .'i.550 to 5,450 pounds 



Number of farms 35 38 30 



Average labor income — $6 $398 $372 



Other averages : 



Milk per cow (pounds) 4,969 4,884 4,937 



November-June ratio 43 82 144 



Milk price per cwt $2.79 $3.00 $3.10 



Man work units per man 220 231 247 



Milk per cow more than 5,^50 pounds 



Number of farms 38 55 60 



Average labor income $621 $896 $911 



Other averages : 



Milk per cow (pounds) 6,353 6,485 6,402 



November-June ratio 47 86 140 



Milk price per cwt $2.73 $3.10 $3.13 



Man work units per man 214 239 231 



* A considerable number of farms omitted because they produced practically 

 no milk either in June or in November. 



