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grovn cattle. To find the number of cattle units add half 

 the lumber of young stock to the number of cows and bulls. 



QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS 



1 Is your region more or less favorable for cattle production 

 thai the average of the country ? Consider the ease with which per- 

 man >nt pastures are maintained, length of the pasture season, 

 amo mt of pasture land that is not good for crop growing, amount 

 of g >od forage crops grown, cost of winter feed, and total cost of 

 feed for the entire year. 



2 Is the region relatively better for beef or for dairy cattle? 

 Som .? of the points to consider are : cost of feed, coolness of the cli- 

 mati , whether the pasture grass is luxuriant enough to maintain a 

 gooc flow of milk, and the market for dairy products. 



3. What form of dairy products are usually most profitable in 

 this -egion? Why? 



4. From the railroad agent find the amounts shipped in a car- 

 load of cattle, of butter, of milk, of cream. What is the freight on a 

 car-load of each to the nearest large city ? Use the same city in each 

 case. 



5. From farmers, find about how many pounds of feed are repre- 

 sents d in a car-load of each of the above products. 



6. From the census report for your state, fill in the following table : 

 Number of farms in the state 



Number of dairy cows 

 Number of dairy cows per farm 

 Quantity of milk produced 

 Quantity of milk produced per cow * 

 Pounds of butter made on farms 

 Pounds of butter made in factories 



Total pounds of butter 

 Pounds of cheese made on farms 

 Pounds of cheese made in factories 



Total pounds of cheese 

 Amount of milk sold 

 Amount of cream sold 

 Amount of butter-fat sold 



1 Notice that this is too low because some heifers that are too young 

 to give milk are included with cows. 



