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added to this. Total increase on stock and crops last year and 

 this $329.50. 



We have to take our milk to a butter factory, so in order 

 to get all we can out of it, we have to have lots of hogs, raise 

 all our heifer calves. It seems to me that hogs and cattle are 

 made to go together. Now, most of you people take your milk 

 to the condenser or ship it and there's lots of milk goes off 

 your farm that you never get back on again. We sell nothing 

 but the cream. For that reason we believe in mixing farming 

 than running it all to milch cows, and while wx are only just start- 

 ing in this and trying to breed up a herd of cows, we hope in 

 a few years to make a fair showing. 



I thank you for your kind attention. 



Mr. Mason. Q : — How many pounds of milk do you get on 

 an average? 



A : — I don't know as I have that down. This makes an 

 average yeild of butter per cow of 271.27 pounds, deducting 

 200 lbs. for cost of board leaves a net gain of $16.35 per cow. 

 This dairy is I think 21 head we have of them heifers. We are 

 milking 18 cows at present time that's giving 425 lbs. of milk 

 a day. Out of these 18 cows there are five two-year old heifers 

 and five three-year old heifers. 



Q : — When you keep books you just take that a little farther 

 and find out how much you expend for labor and invested for 

 takes etc, can you do that? 



A : — Gentlemen, I wish I could. That's the only thing that 

 troubles me is to know where this $2200.00 has gone to. 



Mr. Campbell : — You got to adopt Mason's plan, the eight 

 hour system; but he uses it twice a day. We do that on the 

 six hour system. 



Mr. Thomas: — We make a practice of getting up about 

 half past five in the morning, and I do not think that over six 

 times in a year we are ever later than seven o'clock, supper eating 

 and all. 



Q : — What time at night ? 



