PEODUCIlSrG MARKET MILK IN EASTERN NEBRASKA. 



15 



MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION OF FACTORS IN MILK PRODUCTION. 



During the last few 3'ears many dairymen have requested an anal- 

 ysis of the cost of producing milk on a rhonthly basis. Such an 

 analysis is given in Table 11. 



Table 11.— Distnbution, by months, of milk prices, milk produced, feed cost, and labor 



required. 





Income 

 por 100 

 pounds 

 cf milk. 



Income 

 from 

 milk 



sold and 

 used. 



Milk, 



sold and 



used. 



Feed, 

 pasture, 

 and bed- 

 ding 

 cost. 



Feed, 

 pasture, 

 and bed- 

 ding cost 



minus 

 manure 



and 

 bedding 



credit. 



Human labor. 



Horse 



abor. 



Month and season. 



Per 100 



pounds 

 of milk. 



Per cow. 



Per 100 



pounds 

 of milk. 



Per cow. 



191 7-1. S. 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



$2.39 

 2.31 

 2.43 

 2. 64 



2.88 

 3.27 



Per cent. 

 9.2 

 8.1 

 7.4 

 6.9 

 6.8 

 6.6 



Per cent. 

 10.2 

 9.4 

 8.2 

 6.9 

 6.3 

 .5.4 



Per cent. 

 6.8 

 6.0 

 6.3 

 .5.6 

 7.5 

 5.9 



Per cent. 

 6.7 

 ,5.9 

 6.1 

 5.5 

 7.4 

 5.7 



Hours. 

 2.0 

 2.1 

 2.4 

 2.5 

 2.3 

 2.4 



Hours. 

 11.3 

 11.2 

 11.6 

 10.1 

 8.7 

 8.9 



Hours. 



0.138 

 .Oil 

 .056 

 .313 

 .137 

 .090 



Hours. 



0.79 

 .23 

 .27 



1.28 

 .52 



October 



.34 







Summer 



2. .59 



45.0 



46.4 



38. 1 



37.4 



2.2 



10.4 



.124 



.5$ 



November 



2.78 

 2.87 

 2.80 

 2.80 

 2.72 

 2.48 



7.7 

 8.7 

 9.7 

 9.0 

 10.4 

 9.5 



7.4 

 8.0 

 9.2 

 8.6 

 10.2 

 10.2 



7.8 

 10.8 

 12.1 

 11.1 

 11.3 



8.8 



5.9 

 8.9 

 10.1 

 9.1 

 9.4 

 6.8 



2.1 

 2.2 

 2.1 

 2.1 

 1.9 

 1.9 



9.1 

 12.3 

 11.3 

 10.3 

 10.8 

 10.0 



.034 

 .0.34 

 .025 

 .026 

 .034 

 .051 



.15 



December 



.16 



January 



.13 



February 



.13 



March 



.19 



April 



.27 







Winter 



2.73 



55.0 



5.3.6 



61.9 



50.1 



2.1 



10.3 



.034 



.17 



Year 



2.1)7 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



87.5 



2.15 



10. 35 



.079 



. 375 



1919-20. 

 Mav. 



2.87 

 2.31 

 2.40 

 2.62 

 2.89 

 3. .58 



9.6 

 8.6 

 7.9 

 6.9 

 6.7 

 6.7 



10.3 

 11.4 

 10.2 

 8.1 

 7.1 

 5.7 



7.2 

 7.3 

 5.8 

 4.7 

 4.6 

 7.1 



7.0 

 7.1 

 .5.6 

 4.5 

 4.4 

 6.9 



1.5 

 1.4 

 1.4 

 1.7 

 1.8 

 2.2 



8.6 

 9.1 

 7.9 

 7.3 

 7.2 

 7.7 



.04 

 .01 

 .02 

 .02 

 .02 

 .11 



.21 





.09 



July 



.11 



August . .... 



.10 





.08 



October 



.40 







Summer 



2.70 



46.4 



,52.8 



36.7 



3.5.5 



1.6 



8.0 



.03 



.15 



November. . . . . 



3.09 

 3.74 

 3. .59 

 3.43 

 3.36 

 .3.15 



7.1 

 8.7 

 9.9 

 9.2 

 9.6 

 9.1 



5.9 

 7.1 

 8.4 

 8.2 



S.8 

 8.8 



8.2 

 12.1 

 12.3 

 12.2 

 10.0 



8.5 



6.0 

 9.9 

 10.0 

 10.0 

 7.8 

 6.3 



2.1 

 1.9 

 2.0 

 2.0 

 1.8 

 1.5 



7.7 

 8.4 

 10.6 

 9.5 

 9.5 

 7.8 



.11 

 .10 

 .19 

 .09 

 .06 

 .08 



.39 



December 



.47 



January 



.98 



February 



.43 



March 



.31 





.39 







Winter 



3.47 



53.6 



1 47.2 



6.3.3 



50.0 



1.9 



8.9 



.10 



.49 



Year 



3.06 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



85.5 



1.75 



8.45 



.065 



32 







The third column of Table 11 shows the percentage of the yearly 

 income from milk which was obtained each month. The percentage 

 of the yearly quantity of milk produced each month is found in the 

 fourth column. The fifth column shows the monthly feed, pasture, 

 and bedding cost to produce milk, and the sixth shows the same costs 

 after the credit for manure and bedding has been deducted. The 

 remaining columns show the amounts of labor expended for producing 

 100 pounds of milk, and also for keeping a cow. 



SUMMARY. 



The requirements for producing 100 pounds of milk were obtained 

 from records covering two one-year periods with an interval of one 

 year between them. During the winter six months these require- 

 ments were: Concentrates, 41.2 pounds; hauling and grinding con- 

 centrates, S0.016; dry roughage, 95.3 pounds; silage 'and other 



