PKODUCING MILK IN WESTEKN WASHINGTON. 



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In Table 9, for the winter 1917-18, it will be noted that only 73.3 

 per cent of the milk was produced at $2.89 or less per 100 pounds, 

 which is the first cost below the average cost of $2.91. In many sec- 

 tions this volume of milk would be an inadequate supply. On the 

 other hand, 94.2 per cent of the milk was produced at $3.59 or less 

 per 100 pounds. In order to include 98.1 per cent of the volume of 

 milk, the cost advances to $3.82 per hundred, thus increasing the cost 

 23 cents per 100 pounds and adding only 3.9 per cent of the volume. 



If the price of the milk were placed at $3.47 per 100 pounds, a profit 

 ranging from 18 cents ($3.47 minus $3.29) to $1.56 ($3.47 minus 

 $1.91) per 100 pounds would tend to increase the volume of milk 

 produced by the more efficient dairymen. Similar deductions may 

 be made from the other portions of the table. 



MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION OF FACTORS IN MILK PRODUCTION. 



A study of Table 10 shows that the per cent of milk produced each 

 season did not vary greatly from year to year; however, there is a 

 noticeable increase for both years in summer production over winter 

 production. During the first year there was 19 per cent more milk 

 produced in summer than in winter, and in the second year 17.4 per 

 cent more was produced. The larger flow of milk in summer can be 

 attributed to better pasture more than to any other cause. 



With the exception of the month of November in the first year the 

 feed, pasture, and bedding cost for the winter in both years was de- 

 cidedly higher than in the summer. The same is true of feed and 

 bedding cost minus the manure credit. 



A study of the results of the two years' work shows that the feed 

 costs, for the first and second summers were 33.5 per cent and 33.6 

 per cent, respectively, of the total yearly feed costs. Likewise it is 

 found that the summer production was 59.5 per cent and 58.7 per 

 cent of the total production for the corresponding years. 



Table 10. — Monthly distribution of milk prices, milk sold and used, feed cost, 



and labor required. 



YEAR 1917-1918. 





Income 

 per 100 

 pounds 

 of milk. 



Income 

 from 

 milk 

 sold 

 and 

 used. 



Milk 

 sold 

 and 

 used. 



Feed 

 pasture, 



and 

 bedding 



cost. 



Feed, 

 pasture, 



and 

 bedding 



cost 

 minus 

 manure 

 credit. 



Human labor. 



Horse labor. 



Month and season. 



Per 100 

 pounds 

 of milk. 



Per 

 cow. 



Per 100 

 pounds 

 of milk. 



Per 

 cow. 





S2.95 

 3.01 

 3.02 

 3.01 

 2.81 

 2.52 



Per cent. 

 7.4 

 7.3 

 7.0 

 6.7 

 7.8 

 8.3 



Per cent. 

 6.5 

 6.3 

 6.0 

 5.8 

 7.3 

 8.6 



Per cent. 

 7.0 

 11.3 

 12.1 

 11.6 

 12.8 

 11.7 



Per cent. 

 5.7 

 10.0 

 10.8 

 10.3 

 11.4 

 10.4 



Hours. 

 2.0 

 2.2 

 2.2 

 2.2 

 1.9 

 1.5 



Hours. 



9.2 

 10.0 



9.8 



9.2 

 10.2 



9.4 



Hours. 

 0.002 

 .008 

 .011 

 .014 

 .011 

 .005 



Hours. 

 0.01 





.04 





.05 





.06 





.06 





.03 







Winter 



2.86 



44.5 



40.5 



66.5 



58.6 



2.0 



9.6 



.008 



.04 



