HOME-GROWN DAIRY FOODS FOR WINTER USE I5I 



In calculating the cost, the foods grown on the 

 farm, with the exception of silage, were placed at 

 the market price, namely, $12 per ton for crimson 

 clover hay, $16 for mixed hay, and $17.10 per ton for 

 corn-and-cob meal. The corn and cowpea silage 

 were placed at the cost of production, $3 per ton. 

 The cost of the purchased feeds was $20 per ton for 

 dried brewers' grains and $30 per ton for cottonseed 

 meal. The cost of foods used to produce 100 pounds 

 of milk and one pound of butter from the two ra- 

 tions was 66.9 cents and 15. i cents, respectively, for 

 the crimson clover hay and cowpea silage ration, 

 and 66.9 cents and 14.9 cents for the feed ration. 



While it is shown that practically the same 

 amount of milk and butter was produced from the 

 two rations, and at nearly the same cost, it should 

 be noted that the mixed hay, crimson clover hay 

 and corn-and-cob meal were produced on the farm 

 and charged up in the ration at market prices. 

 There was, therefore, a considerable gain from feed- 

 ing the home-grown ration, inasmuch as there was 

 a wide margin between the actual cost of these 

 foods and the market price. 



For example, the crimson clover hay was grown 

 in corn as a catch crop, costing $4 per ton, hence in 

 selling it to the dairy for $12 per ton (the price used 

 in calculating the cost of the ration), there was a 

 gain of $8 per ton. There was also a considerable 

 profit over the cost of production for the mixed hay 

 and corn-and-cob meal, which were sold to the dairy 

 for $16 and $17.10 per ton, respectively. 



These data are significant in showing not only the 



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