December, 1931] Dairy Farming in Grafton County 



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Table 60 — RcUifiou of production of milk per cow and number of coics per man 



to labor income. 



Number of cows per man. 



A 



/ >, 



Less than 7- 11 and 



7. 10. over. 



Production lexs than Jf,650 pounds per cow 



Number of farms 43 47 36 



Average labor income — $57 — $242 — $72 



Other averages : 



Milk per cow (pounds) 3,312 3,698 3,619 



Cows per man 4.3 8.6 13.2 



Man work units per man 170 231 304 



Milk price per cwt $2.96 $2.95 $2.96 



Production from 'i,6'>0 to '>,650 pounds per 

 coir 



Number of farms 33 50 41 



Arerage labor income —$188 $532 $573 



Other averages : 



Milk per cow (pounds) 5,024 5,152 5,054 



Cows per man 4.4 8.4 13.9 



Man work units per man 143 231 306 



Milk price per cwt $2.97 $2.97 $3.05 



Production over 5.630 pounds per cow 



Number of farms 45 57 43 



Arerage labor income $345 $859 $1,371 



Other averages : 



Milk per cow (pounds) 6,533 6,611 6,658 



Cows per man 4.8 8.3 12.9 



Man work units per i.x.,n 165 225 303 



Milk price per cwt $2.98 $3.02 $2.97 



Crop Acres Per Man 



The relative unimportance of crops in contributing directly to re- 

 ceipts for all the farms surveyed renders crop acres per man rather 

 unsatisfactory as a measure of efficiency. In general, twice as many 

 crops per man in the lower half of Table 61 resulted in a 40 per cent 



Table 61 — Relation of crop acres per man to labor income. 



