MARKET MILK IN SOUTHEASTEKlSr LOUISIANA. 3 



The daiiyman kept itemized accounts of expenses incurred between 

 montlily visits and reported these items to the field agent. Alonthly 

 records were also kept of the purchase or sale of cows, calves, hides, 

 of outside bull service, and of other miscellaneous information. 

 Accurate records of calves born and first-hand information on the 

 condition and methods of handling manure were collected sys- 

 tematically. 



The collection of monthly records lessened the influence of unusual 

 circumstances at the time of any particular visit. The use of the 

 records of all the herds for each month made it possible to obtain 

 representative data for each month, season, and year. Records were 

 obtained the second year as a check on the first year's work and to 

 increase the quantity of data for study. 



REQUIREMENTS FOR PRODUCING 100 POUNDS OF MILK. 



To obtain more uniform results and to overcome the effect of 

 fluctuating prices, money values have been eliminated wherever 

 possible. Feed requirements in pounds and the labor requirements 

 in hours make it possible to apply current prices. 



Table 1. — Units required, except charge for management, for producing 100 pounds 

 of milk in winter and in summer. 



Item. 



Winter. 



Summary 

 of two 

 winters. 



Summer. 



Summary 



1918-19. 



1919-20. 



1918. 



1919. 



of two 

 summers. 



Feed: 



Purchased concentrates pounds. . 



Ilome-grown grains do — 



69.9 

 .9 



71.7 

 2.4 



70.8 

 1.6 



49.8 



54. 5 

 .3 



52.2 

 .3 



Total concentrates do — 



70. S 

 $0. 072 



74.1 

 80. 117 



72.4 

 $0. 095 



50.0 

 $0. 036 



54.8 

 SO. 062 



62.5 

 SO. 060 





Noncommercial roughage pounds. . 



Commercial carbohydrate hay. .do 



8.6 

 6.5 



S. 



19.3 

 23.5 

 9.5 



14.1 

 15.2 

 9.0 



.2 



1.6 

 1.0 

 1.0 



.9 



Commercial legume hay do 





.5 







Total dry roughage do — 



Silage and other succulent roughage, 



2X6 



SO. 8 



SO. 197 



.0 



52.3 



76.0 

 80. 115 



38.3 



78.4 



80. 155 



.3 



. 2 



12.4 

 SO. 228 



3.6 



4.0 

 SO. 169 



1.9 



8.1 

 ?0. 197 



Pasture 



Bedding poimds. . 







i 





Labor: 



Human hours. . 



norse do 



6.3 

 .9 



5.3 



.8 



6.8 

 .9 



5.2 

 .6 



4.7 



5.0 

 .7 



Other costs: 



$0,318 

 .3-13 



. 069 

 .208 

 .087 

 .001 



$0. 194 

 .344 



.094 

 .242 

 .078 

 .016 



SO. 255 

 .344 



.a82 

 .225 

 .082 

 .009 



$0,215 

 .231 



.047 

 .140 

 .030 

 .001 



$0. 130 

 .230 



.063 

 .162 

 .043 

 .005 

 .012 



$0. 171 

 .230 



.055 

 .151 



037 



Equipment charges and dairy supplies. 

 Herd charges- 

 Taxes, insurance, veterinary, med- 

 icines, and dismfoctants 



Interast on cow investment 



Cost of keepini; bull 





003 





006 













Total of other costs except deprecia- 

 tion on cows 



1.026 

 .271 



.968 

 .177 



.997 

 .223 



.664 

 .183 



.645 

 .119 



.653 





.150 







Total of other costs 



1.297 



1.145 



1.220 



.847 



.764 



.803 







