DAISY FARMING 



The edible portion of an average beef animal is only 38 per 

 cent dry matter. The remaining 62 per cent is water. 1 



A quart of milk weighs 2.15 pounds and contains two- 

 thirds as much energy value, and nearly half as much protein 

 as a pound of sirloin steak. It is particularly rich in ash, 

 the bone-forming materials that are so essential for all young 

 animals. It contains about twice as much of these as does 

 beefsteak. A quart of skim-milk has over one-third of the 

 energy value of a pound of sirloin steak. It is richer in 

 ash and has almost half as much protein as the steak, as is 

 shown in Table 1. 



TABLE 1. COMPARISON OF SIRLOIN STEAK WITH MILK, BUTTER, 

 AND CHEESE 2 



As the value of milk as food becomes better known, it 

 is more widely used by persons of all ages. If much that 

 is spent for meat were spent for milk, we could be as well 

 fed at less cost. If much of the money that is spent for 

 tea, coffee, alcohol, and other stimulants, that have little 

 or no food value, were spent for milk, our health and our 

 wealth would both be improved. 



3. Butter and Cheese as Food. Butter is often thought 

 of as an expensive food, but it is the most concentrated of 



1 U. S. Dept. Agr. ; Office of Experiment Stations, Bulletin (Revised) 28, 

 pp. 27, 28. 



2 U. S. Dept. Agr., Office of Experiment Stations, Bulletin (Revised) 28. 



