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easily demonstrated, and when a breeder or a dairy- 

 man begins culling out his cattle to those that pay 

 the best for the amount of food consumed, he will, 

 as a rule, discard more cows that weigh over 1,000 

 lb. than under. So much for feeding. No rule can 

 be given. Each cow must answer for herself. 



Cost of Production. 



On this subject there is a very wide difference in 

 the estimates sent into the agricultural papers, all 

 the way from 30 cents to $2.00 per ton. I may give 

 the following as an approximate estimate of the cost 

 of growing and harvesting one acre; producing 

 thirty tons, which is a very good yield, and a very 

 good day's work to harvest it: 



Plowing, seeding, cultivating SS-OO 



Seed, twelve quarts, 60 cents per bushel 25 



Harvesting, three laborers in the field 3 . 00 



Three laborers at silo 3 . 00 



One engineer, engine and fuel 5. 00 



At thirty tons per acre $i5. 25 



This makes a cost of 54 cents per ton, to which 

 should be added, if you wish to get at the full cost : 



Brought forward 816-25 



Manure, estimated 5-oo 



Use of three teams, one cutting, two hauling, say 5.00 



Use of grounds 5-0O 



Use of tools and silo 5-oo 



$36.25 



