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BULLETIN 106&, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



MILK PRODUCTION AND COST OF FEED. 



Table 7 shows the relation of milk production to cost of roughage, 

 cost of grain, and total cost of feed. The table is a continuation of 

 Table 6. 



Table 



7. — Relation of milk production to cost of feed where the product %vas 

 sold as whole milk. 





Number 



of 

 records. 



Average 

 milk 



produc- 

 tion. 



Average cost of feed. 



Group No. 



Rough- 

 age. 



Grain. 



Total. 



1 



16 

 223 

 724 

 927 

 671 

 371 

 181 



58 



Pounds. 



1,662 



3,250 



4,605 



5,970 



7,429 



8,918 



10, 354 



11,881 



13, 250 



15, 042 



16, 076 



17, 387 



18, 207 



18,894 



20, 168 



828. 74 

 32.69 

 33.15 

 35.09 

 38.18 

 42.36 

 45.66 

 50.63 

 51.39 

 49.03 

 55.80 

 49.20 

 57.92 

 48.99 

 56.40 



810. 43 

 17.26 

 23.79 

 29.09 

 34.62 

 41.65 

 48.38 

 59. 75 

 63.45 

 58.59 

 84.24 

 77.74 

 119.24 

 100.56 

 108. 29 



839. 17 



2 



49.95 



3 



56.94 



4 



64.18 



5 



6 



7 



8 



72.80 



84.01 



94.04 



110. 38 



9 



34 

 7 

 4 

 1 

 1 



114.84 



10 



11 



12 



107. 62 

 140.04 

 126.94 



13 



177. 16 



14 



1 



1 



149. 55 



15 



164.69 







Total 



3,220 













6,575 



37.06 



31.81 



68.87 







This tabulation is similar to Table 3, in which the income was from 

 the sale of butterf at, but Table 7 shows a more rapid increase in the 

 cost of roughage for each successive group as milk production in- 

 creased from Groups 1 to 9. The average cost of roughage was more 

 than If times as high for Group 9 as for Group 1, the cost of grain 

 was more than 6 times as high for Group 9 as for Group 1, and the 

 total cost of feed was almost 3 times as high for Group 9 as for 

 Group 1. Beyond Group 9 there were comparatively few records in 

 «ach group. 



Table 8. — Relation of milk production to returns for $1 expended for feed and 

 to feed cost per 100 pounds of milk where product teas sold as whole milk. 



Group No^ 



Number 



of 

 records. 



Average 

 milk 



produc- 

 tion. 



Average 



returns 



for 81 



expended 



for feed. 



Average 

 feed cost 

 per 100 

 pounds 

 of milk. 



1 



16 



223 



724 



927 



671 



371 



181 



58 



34 



7 



4 



1 



1 



1 



1 



Pounds. 



1,662 



3,250 



4,605 



5,970 



7,429 



8,918 



10,354 



11,881 



13, 250 



15,042 



16, 076 



17, 387 



18, 207 



18, 894 



20, 168 



81.09 

 1.64 

 2.05 

 2.29 

 2.45 

 2.57 

 2.66 

 2.64 

 2.90 

 3.08 

 2.57 

 2.76 

 2.20 

 2.91 

 2.35 



82.36 



2 



1.54 



3 



1.24 



4 



1.07 



5 



.98 



6 



.94 



7 



.91 



8 



.93 



9 



.87 



10 



.72 



11 



.87 



12 



.73 



13 



.97 



14 



.79 



15 : 



.82 







Total 



3,220 













6,575 



2.34 



1.05 



1 





