Milk Yield 



yielding 300 or 400 gallons. The average 

 yield in this country is about 400 gallons per 

 annum, in Denmark it is about 700 gallons 

 per annum. There is only one way of in- 

 creasing the yield of our cows, and that is 

 by establishing Pedigree Bull Societies and 

 Milk Control Societies throughout the 

 country. These societies keep a record of 

 the milk yield of every cow entered upon 

 their books, and also of the food consumed 

 per cow, and how much it costs in terms per 

 gallon. There are a few Milk Control 

 Societies in England and Scotland which 

 are doing good work. The Board of Agri- 

 culture publish a leaflet giving full informa- 

 tion as to how to form such a society. 



The following table, taken from one of the 

 Milk Control Societies, shows how great is 

 the variation in the cost of producing milk 

 according to the method of feeding adopted. 

 Even the minimum of 5-}./. per gallon is 

 capable of still further reduction. 



Table XVI. 



Maximum cost per gallon of milk . . . S^d. 

 Minimum „ „ „ ... 5^a?. 



Average for the 18 farms under control . . 6^d. 



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