THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 



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Profit or Loss From Cows of Different Productions. 





1 



Profit in 



Lb. milk 



| Lb. fat | 



1 



round 

 numbers 



2000 



80 



—$18.00 



3000 



120 



— 9.00 



4000 



160 



0.00 



Dead line 



1 



Dead line 



5000 



200 



10.00 



6000 



240 



20.00 



7000 



280 



30.00 



8000 



320 



40.00 



9000 



360 



50.00 



1 0000 



400 



63.00 



1 1000 



440 



76.00 



12000 



480 



89.00 



13000 



520 



102.00 



14000 



560 



115.00 



15000 



600 



128.00 



profit as forty cows producing 5,000 pounds of milk, but the 

 former involves only one-fourth the labor. Herein lies the 

 great advantage of keeping a herd of high average production, 

 even though the herd be small. 



A cow producing 10,000 pounds of milk returns a profit of 

 $60, or six times as much as a cow producing 5,000 pounds of 

 milk, yet the production is only twice as great. 



A Chart that shows the relation between the increased 

 value of a cow's product and the increased cost of her keep. 

 (Values based on milk containing 4 per cent butter fat.) 



Uphill Paths of Different Angles, and What they Mean. 



A cow that produces a large amount of milk may require 

 considerable more feed than the cow of low production, but the 

 increase in the cost of feed, labor and other expense for one year 

 is nowhere near in proportion to the increase in the value of her 



