ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN S ASSOCIATION. lO/ 



thirty cows, and about four acres of land for the support of 

 one cow ; so that 800,000 cows require the care and labor 

 of 40,000 men, the work of 60,000 horses, and the product 

 of 3,200,000 acres of land. 



VALUE OF COWS, HORSES AND LANDS. 



800,000 cows, at ^30 each ^24,000,000 



^0,000 horses, at ^80 each 4,800,000 



3,200,000 acres of land at, $30 , 96,000,000 



Total value ^124,800,000 



FEEDING. 

 It is understood by the dairymen of Illinois that the 

 quantity and quality of the feed (other things being equal) 

 is the measure of the quantity and quality of the milk of 

 the cow, and so they have adopted a liberal system of feed- 

 ing. Eight quarts of oat and corn meal mixed, fed daily 

 for 240 days in the year, and, in addition, one-quarter ton 

 of bran and two tons of hay to each cow (or feed equiv- 

 alent to it), would not be above the average feed for cows 

 in the dairy district. 



FEED REQUIRED. 



If SO fed, the 800,000 cows would require 24,000,000 

 bushels each of corn and oats, 200,000 tons of bran, and 

 1,600,000 tons of hay. And the horses, fed eight quarts 

 of oats and corn daily (or its equivalent), with two tons of 

 hay each per annum, would require, for the 60,000 horses, 

 2,700,000 bushels each of corn and oats, and 120,000 tons 

 of hay. Thus making a total of 26,700,000 bushels each 

 of corn and oats, 200,000 tons of bran, and 1,720,000 tons 

 of hay, or feed equivalent to it, for the annual supply of the 

 cows and horses. 



VALUE OF THE FEED. 



26,700,000 bushels of corn, at 30 cents ^8,010,000 



26,700,000 bushels of oats, at 20 cents 5,340,000 



200,000 tons of bran, at ^9 1,800,000 



1,720,000 tons of hay, at ^5 8,600,000 



Grinding 48,000,000 bushels of oats and corn for cows, at 4 cents 1,920,000 



Value of feed used annually $25,670,000 



VALUE OF LABOR. 



40,000 men, at $200 per annum ^8,000,000 



COST OF DAIRYING. 



Value of feed used annually $25,670,000 



Value of labor of men 8,000,000 



Depreciation and loss on stock, 5 per cent, on $28,800.000 1,440,900 



Total value of feed and labor and loss on stock $35,110,000 



An average, per eow, of. $43-88 



To this amount should be added a sum equal to the 



