MARKET MILK IN SOUTHEASTERIT LOUISIANA. 



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A study of the records also shows that dairymen could save grain 

 by feeding more legume hay and succulent roughage. On many farms 

 a larger quantity of manure could be saved, which when spread on 

 the land would not only help to prevent the rains from gullying the 

 soil, but would tend to produce larger crops. 



MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION OF FACTORS IN MILK PRODUCTION. 



How did the income from milk and the quantity sold and used each 

 season compare with each other ? How did the income and feed cost 

 by seasons compare ? These questions can be answered by referring 

 to Table 10. 



Table 10. — Distribution, by months, of milk prices, milk sold and used, feed cost, and 



labor required. 



YEAR 1918-19. 





Income 

 per 100 

 pounds 

 of milk. 



Income 

 from 

 nulk 

 sold 

 and 

 used. 



Milk 

 sold 

 and 

 used. 



Feed, 

 pasture, 



and 

 bedding 



cost. 



Pasture 



and 

 bedding 



cost 

 minus 

 manure 



and 

 bedding 

 credits. 



Human labor. 



Horse labor. 



Month and season. 



Per 100 

 pounds 

 of milk. 



Per 

 cow. 



Per 100 

 pounds 

 of milk. 



Per 

 cow. 



October 



$4.37 

 4.36 

 4.30 

 4.63 

 4.60 

 3.9S 



Per cent. 

 7.9 

 7.0 

 6.0 

 6.8 

 6.3 

 9.1 



Per cent. 

 7.4 

 6.5 

 .5.7 

 5.9 

 5.6 

 9.2 



Per cent. 

 7.2 

 8.4 

 9.0 

 11.7 

 10.6 

 8.5 



Per cent. 

 6.1 



7.4 

 8.0 

 10.7 

 9.5 

 7.4 



Hours. 

 6.3 

 6.2 

 7.4 

 6.6 

 6.2 

 5.3 



Hours. 

 13.7 

 12.1 

 13.3 

 12.5 

 10.8 

 14.9 



Hours. 

 0.9 



.8 

 1.1 

 1.0 

 1.0 



.9 



Hours. 

 2.0 



November 



1.5 





2.0 





1.9 



February 



1.7 





2.5 







Winter 



4.34 



43.1 



40.3 



55.4 



49.1 



6.2 



12.9 



.9 



1.9 



April 



4.07 

 3.92 

 3.88 

 3.74 

 3.83 

 3.78 



9.1 

 10.0 



9.6 



9.6 

 10.1 



8.5 



9.0 

 10.3 

 10.0 

 10.4 

 10. S 



9.2 



7.2 

 7.3 

 7.0 

 7.8 

 7.8 

 7.5 



6.2 

 6.4 

 6.1 

 6.9 

 6.8 

 6.6 



5.3 

 4.9 

 4.8 

 5.5 

 5.0 

 5.6 



14.7 

 15.2 

 14.3 

 15.6 

 14.8 

 15.7 



.8 

 .6 

 .6 

 .6 

 .6 

 .7 



2.2 



Mav 



1.9 





1.7 



July 



1.7 





1.8 



September 



2.0 







Summer 



3.87 



.56.9 



59.7 



44.6 



39.0 



5.2 



15.1 



.6 



1.9 



Year 



4.06 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



8S. 2 



5.7 



14.0 



.8 



1.9 







YEAR 1919-20. 





5.07 

 5.21 

 5.07 

 4.95 

 4.81 

 4.64 



7.8 

 7.3 

 6.9 

 7.0 

 7.0 

 8.4 



6.8 

 6.2 

 6.1 



6.3 

 6.5 



S. 2 



6.8 

 7.7 

 9.6 



10.8 

 9.3 



10.2 



5.9 

 6.8 

 8.8 

 10.0 

 8.5 

 9.2 



5.5 

 5.9 

 5.5 

 5.1 

 4.8 

 5.0 



12.6 

 12.7 

 11.6 

 11.3 

 11.4 

 13.3 



0.9 

 .9 



1.0 

 .7 

 .7 

 .7 



2.0 





1.9 





2.0 





1.7 





1.8 





2.0 







Winter 



4.94 



'M.4 



40.1 



54.4 



49.1 



5.3 



12.2 



.8 



1.9 





4.22 

 4.13 

 4.03 

 4.17 

 4. IS 

 1. 13 



9.2 

 10.2 



9.6 

 10.0 



9.0 



7.6 



9.8 

 11.0 

 10.6 

 10.7 

 9.6 

 8.2 



7.8 

 7.6 

 7.2 

 7.7 

 7.9 

 7.4 



7.1 

 6.8 

 6.4 

 7.0 

 7.1 

 6.7 



4.7 

 4.4 

 4.5 

 4.7 

 5.1 

 5.1 



14.2 

 14.8 

 14.1 

 15.9 

 15.0 

 13. S 



. 7 

 . 7 

 .6 

 .7 

 .8 

 .7 



2.1 





2.3 





2.0 



•luly 



2.3 





2.3 



September 



2.0 







Summer 



4. 13 



55.6 



59. 9 



45.6 



41.1 



4.8 



14.6 



.7 



2.2 



Year 



4.46 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



90.2 



5.0 



13.4 



.8 



2.0 







