December, 1931] Daiky Fakming in Gkafton County 



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ji Table 84 — Relation of distrihution of milk production to cost of milk and 

 jl labor income. 



^' (Per cent produced in October, November, December) 



Average. 



Per cent 

 milk in 

 October, 

 November, 



Per cent 

 milk in 



months Milk 



Number October, per 



of November, cow 



Milk 

 per 



Man 

 hours 

 per 



Covins 

 per 



Milk 

 price 

 per 



Milk 



cost Labor 



per in- 



analysis of these farm records that excessive production in the fall or 

 winter was economical. Eliminating the farms that sold local milk or 

 milk products in amounts equal to 10 per cent or more of total milk re- 

 ceipts and separating the Grade A producers from the other wholesal- 

 ers provided the basis for Table 85. 



Table 85 — Distrihntion of milk production on farms selling Grade A and other 



milk icholesale (269 farms) 



November-June ratio. 



Kind of milk. Less than 80. 



Grade A 



Number of farms 26 



Average cost of milk $3.03 



Other averages : 



Price of milk $2.90 



November-June ratio 53 



Cows per farm 17.4 



Milk per cow (pounds) 5,088 



Milk per man (tons) 23.2 



Man hours per cow 187 



Output index 103 



Labor income $471 



Standard Market Milk 



Number of farms 90 



Average cost of milk $3.11 



Other averages : 



Price of milk. $2.76 



November- June ratio 50 



Cows per farm 16.1 



Milk per cow (pounds) 4,773 



Milk per man (tons) 21.4 



Man hours per cow 157 



Output index 90 



Labor income $70 



80-120. 



Over 120. 



