302 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Now let us see! After carefully weighing the feed to my 

 cows, I find that I am feeding $17.50 worth of feed to twelve 

 cows per week. 



These twelve cows return $96.25 per week in butter fat 

 alone. 



These twelve cows produced approximately 2,400 pounds 

 of skim milk per week. This at 25 cents per cwt. is worth $6, 

 making the total receipts $42.25 per week, a net profit of $24.75 

 over the cost of keeping these cows. These cows returned $2.45 

 for every dollar's worth of feed consumed. 



My herd averaged 307 pounds of fat per cow last year. 



This is equivalent to 358 pounds of butter, which at an 

 average price of 32^ cents per pound, is worth $116.35. At 

 25 cents per cwt. the skim milk is worth $20 per cow, which makes 

 a total receipt of $136.35 per cow per year. 



It costs me an average of $52 per cow for feed for a year, 

 leaving a net profit of $84.35 per cow per year. 



The herd returned $2.62 for every $1 worth of feed con- 

 sumed. 



The best one-half of the herd averaged 350 pounds of fat, 

 which is equivalent to 408 lbs. of butter, worth $132.60. The skim 

 milk averaged $24 per cow, making a total of $156.60 per cow 

 per year. Allowing that the best one-half of the herd consumed 

 $10 worth of feed more than the poorest one'half, the best one- 

 half returned a net profit of $90.60 per cow per year. 



The best one-half returned $2.75 for every $1 worth of feed 

 consumed. 



Stepping Stones to Successful Dairying. 



1. Weed out the poor cows by means of the scales and 

 Babcock test. 



2. Feed the good cows a balanced ration. 



3. Grow alfalfa and provide an abundance of silage. 



4. Head the herd with the best sire obtainable. 



5. Raise the heifer calves from the best cows. 



6. Continue to weed, feed and breed. 



