THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL CONVENTION. 41 



DISCUSSION. 



Prof. Farrington : — Isn't that pretty low price for skim 

 milk? 



Prof. Fraser: — We are trying to be fair. I think on the 

 average that is about right. In some particular cases, if a man 

 has calves to feed it would be worth a good deal more than that. 

 Take it on the average, that is certainly safe. 



Q. — How many cows ? N 



A. — We hear a good deal about keeping a cow to the acre. 

 We tried to see how much milk we could produce to the acre. 

 An average of 12 cows for the year. 



Q. — I am not clear on that feed proposition. Did you 

 plant — 



A. — I will come to that later. W T e did not pasture the cows 

 at all. Simply corn and alfalfa. 



Q. — You didn't supplement that feed by commercial feed? 



A. — No feed bought. 



Q. — Was that on heavy soil? 



A. — Not the best soil in central Illinois. 



Q. — Pretty fair soil? 



A. — Yes sir. 



Q. — At the State University? 



A. — Yes sir, where the round barn is, somewhat low. We 

 have 120 acres in the dairy department farm. We took the 

 poorest 20 acres we had ; one portion was a little higher. 



