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DAIRY CATTLE AND MILK PRODUCTION 



At the Wisconsin Experiment Station three cows were 

 maintained on 1.5 acres of soiling crops. Three other cows 

 on pasture required 3.7 acres. The conclusion was drawn 

 from this work that one acre of soiling crops equals 2.5 acres 

 of pasture. 



The Connecticut Experiment Station maintained four cows 

 from June 1 to November 1 on 2.5 acres of soiling crops. The 

 Kansas Experiment Station 1 reports the following results in a 

 year of more than average good pastures. Ten cows were 

 used. 



The average consumption was 116 pounds per head daily, 

 and .71 acre fed one cow 144 days. The financial returns are 

 based upon the creamery price for butter fat. On the same 

 basis the pasture yielded $4.23 per acre. 



Taking all the data reported into account, it seems conserv- 

 ative to say that when following the soiling system one acre 

 will produce at least twice as much, and often three times as 

 much food as an acre of pasture. 



The second advantage of the soiling system is the saving 

 of fencing. Fences are an item of large expense on any stock 

 farm, especially when it is necessary to divide the land into 



1 Kansas Exp. Station, Bulletin No. 119. 



