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BULLETIN 858, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



November. The lower feed cost for November was accentuated 

 because the credit for manure and bedding was divided evenly 

 among the 6 winter months regardless of the amount of feed con- 

 sumed in the different months. 



The human labor performed each month, especially when expressed 

 on the "per cow" basis, was fairly constant within each seasonal 

 period. The labor required to produce 100 pounds of milk fluctuated 

 a little more, due to the variation in the amount of milk produced. 

 It required 0.4 of an hour more human labor to produce 100 pounds 

 of milk in the winter of the first year than in the summer, as com- 

 pared with a difference of 0.3 of an hour for the second year. Atten- 

 tion is directed to the fact that there was little variation in the 

 average monthly labor required to produce 100 pounds of milk or 

 to keep a cow in corresponding seasons of both years. 



Table 9.- 



-Monthly and seasonal distribution of milk prices, milk produced, feed cost 

 and labor required. 



YEAR 1915-16. 





Income 

 per 100 

 pounds 



milk 



less 

 freight. 



Per 



cent of 



year's 



income 



from 



milk 



sold 



and 



used. 



Per 

 cent of 

 year's 

 milk 

 sold 

 and 

 used. 



Per 

 cent of 

 year's 



feed 



and 

 bedding 



cost. 



Feed 



and 

 bedding 



cost 



less 

 manure 



and 

 bedding 

 credit. 



Human labor. 



Horse labor. 



Month, season, and 

 year. 



Per 100 

 pounds 

 milk. 



Per 

 cow. 



Per 100 

 pounds 

 milk. 



Per 

 cow. 





$1.57 

 1.41 

 1.72 

 1.81 



1.76 

 1.72 



Per cent. 

 7.9 

 6.9 

 7.8 

 8.0 

 8.5 

 8.7 



Per cent. 

 8.8 

 8.6 

 8.0 



7.7 

 8.4 

 8.8 



Per cent. 

 6.4 

 7.3 

 6.4 

 7.1 

 6.7 

 6.9 



Per cent. 

 9.7 

 7.3 

 7.9 

 7.5 

 8.4 

 10.1 



Hours. 

 2.0 

 2.1 

 2.4 

 2.4 

 2.1 

 2.2 



Hours. 

 12.7 

 12.3 

 13.2 

 12.7 

 12.0 

 13.0 



Hours. 

 0.3 

 .3 

 .3 

 .2 

 .2 

 .2 



Hours. 

 1.6 





1.6 



July 



1.8 





1.3 





1.2 





1.2 







Summer 



1.66 



47.8 



50.3 



40.8 



50.9 



2.2 



12.6 



.2 



1.5 





1.91 

 1.92 

 1.86 

 1.79 

 1.76 

 1.77 



8.9 

 9.1 

 8.8 

 8.3 



8.7 

 8.4 



8.2 

 8.3 

 8.2 

 8.1 

 8.6 

 8.3 



7.2 

 10.2 

 10.9 



9.7 

 10.8 

 10.4 



5.9 

 8.1 

 8.7 

 7.7 

 9.4 

 9.3 



2.6 

 2.7 

 2.9 

 2.6 

 2.6 

 2.5 



13.6 

 14.9 

 16.2 

 14.6 

 16.1 

 14.5 



.3 

 .3 

 .3 

 .3 

 .3 

 .3 



1.3 





1.4 





1.4 





1.5 





1.6 





1.8 







Winter 



1.84 



52.2 



49.7 



59.2 



49.1 



2.6 



15.0 



.3 



1.5 





1.75 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



2.4 



13.8 



.3 



1.5 







YEAR 1916-17. 





$2.08 

 1.77 

 2.28 

 2.45 

 1.85 

 2.15 



8.8 

 7.1 

 8.6 



7.7 

 6.1 

 7.4 



9.2 

 8.7 

 8.2 

 6.9 

 7.2 

 7.5 



5.8 

 6.3 

 6.0 

 6.7 

 7.8 



7.8 

 9.0 

 7.7 

 8.6 

 8.1 

 8.5 



2.0 

 1.8 

 2.0 

 2.4 

 2.5 

 2.6 



13.0 

 11.3 

 11.6 

 11.5 

 12.3 

 13.3 



.2 

 .2 

 .2 

 .2 

 .2 

 .2 



1.0 





.9 



July 



1.0 





1.0 





1.0 





1.1 



Summer 



2.09 



45.7 



47.7 



40.1 



49.7 



2.2 



12.2 



.2 



1.0 





2.30 

 2.49 

 2.16 

 2.07 

 1.97 

 2.54 



8.1 

 9.7 

 9.1 

 8.4 

 8.5 

 10.5 



7.6 



8.5 

 9.1 



8.8 

 9.4 

 8.9 



8.4 

 9.9 

 10.3 

 9.7 

 10.8 

 10.8 



4.9 

 8.8 

 9.8 

 8.1 

 9.6 

 9.1 



2.7 

 2.7 

 2.6 

 2.4 

 2.4 

 2.1 



14.0 

 15.8 

 16.0 

 15.0 

 15.9 

 13.6 



.2 



.3 

 .3 

 .2 

 .2 

 .2 



1.2 





1.6 





1.6 





1.4 



March 



1.5 





1.4 



Winter 



2.25 



54.3 



52.3 



59.9 



50.3 



2.5 



15.1 



.2 



1.4 



Year 



2.17 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



2.3 



13.6 



.2 



1.2 



