20 THE FARM DAIRY. 



duced. We have ascertained that this aver- 

 ages 168 lbs., and it must sell for twenty-four 

 cents per pound to bring the cow and her 

 owner out. even. Few of us can secure this 

 average price for our butter. 



Some may think that I have charged the cow 

 too much for labor, but I think not. If the 

 dairyman has boys, girls or a wife who milks it 

 is his good fortune, but that is no reason why 

 the labor account should not be charged against 

 the cow. Other dairymen would be glad to pay 

 for such work if you do not have to pay for 

 yours. 



Profitable Butter Production. — A cow that 

 makes less than 200 lbs. of butter per year 

 should not be kept in the herd, and the 200-lb. 

 cow should only be retained such a time as is 

 necessary to secure a. better one. No one will 

 become rich milking 200-lb. cows. "Where is the 

 . business sense in keeping such cows in the herd ! 



We would not keep a horse year after year 

 that could only do. sufficient work to pay for 

 its keeping, neither would we keep permanently 

 a hired man who was not profitable, yet at the 

 same time many farm.ers keep cows that get 

 in debt to them every year. 



Way of Valuing a Cow.— The following 

 statement shows the comparative value of cows 

 that produce 200 lbs. of butter per year and 

 those making 250 lbs., 300 lbs., 350 lbs., and 400 



