198 



ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



pounds of butter fat while the poorest produced only 78.3 pounds. 

 The average of the herd was 142.00 pounds of butter fat which 

 indicates that the cattle did little more than pay their keep. 

 In contrast to this is the report of a neighboring herd given in 

 Tabue IV. The first five cows yielded over 400 pounds of butter 

 fat per year. The best one producing 477.3 pounds of fat; the 

 poorest 161 pounds. The average of the herd is 350 pounds 

 of butter fat per year. These figures tell the story as plainly 

 as words. Note the difference in these herds and then let each 

 decide whether he will keep a so-called farmer's herd or be a 

 dairyman. 



TABLE IV. 



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No. a ^ I ^^ ^^ l;q m": Breed. 



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Best COW... 1 6911.4 6.91 477.3 21.80 1.50 $79.48 $119.32 6 Jersey. 

 Poorest 



cow 9 3477.6 4.64 161.46 28.22 1.35 39.99 40.36 15 Gr. Angus. 



Av. of herd.. 5921.41 5.9]( 350.17 21.10 1.25 $69.09 $87.54 



No. Days 



cow. in milk. 



1 317 6911.4 6.91 477.3 21.80 1.50 $79.48 $119.32 6 Jersey. 



2 337 6746.8 6.00 405.0 20.02 1.20 77.58 101.25 7 Gr. Jersey. 



3 288 6734.1 6.38 429.7 23.37 1.49 77.44 107.42 6 Gr. Holstein. 



4 323 7349.15.58 410.35 22.75 1.27 84.51 102.58 7 Gr. Jersey. 



5 294 6739.7 6.19 416.93 22.92 1.41 77.50 104.23 8 Jersey. 



6 272 5485.0 4.85 266.00 20.16 .977 63.07 66.50 8 Gr. Shorth'n. 



7 307 5562.15.63 313.44 18.111.02 63.96 78.36 1 Gr. Shorth'n. 



8 263 4286.9 6.33 271.40 16.30 1.03 49.29 67.85 15 Gr. Shorth'n. 



9 119 3477.6 4.64 161.46 29.22 1.35 39.99 40.36 15 Gr. Angus. 



53292.7 3151.58 $612.82 $787.61 



Why Is the Farmer's Cow Unprofitable. 



There are many reasons for this. It is a well recognized 

 principle that returns from any effort are in proportion to the 

 energy and business foresight put into it. The reason thar 

 so many herds are unprofitable is to be attributed to the men 



