66 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



be in good physical condition and the average production of the 

 herd was good, yet, from the class of cows contained in this he^ci 

 and the amount of feed that was fed the average production of 

 the dairy should have been larger. Whether the average yiold 

 could have been increased by feeding a different combination of 

 grain, and by feeding clover hay, together with a better qualify 

 corn stover will always be an open question. Past experiments 

 indicate, however, that the average production would have been 

 larger if the ration contained some clover hay and a few pounds 

 of bran or some other kind of light meal, instead of so much 

 corn meal. 



Another qpestion presents itself, does a cow giving 10 

 pounds of milk a day, require as much grain as a cow giving 40 

 pounds of milk a day, of equal quality. The system of feeding, 

 practiced in this dairy was to feed about the same amount to 

 every cow, whether she gave little or much milk. Would it not 

 "be better to feed the cow according to her individual needs and 

 :^ccording to the amount of milk that she produces, rather than 

 to feed every one the same? This method of feeding takes a little 

 more time, but under ordinary conditions will it not pay to give 

 this extra time to such important work as feeding the dairy 

 cow. 



Yearly Record of Best and Poorest Cow in Herd 



Entire Year 



Herd " 



R " and 



A\/erage 



for 



Fat, %. 



Fat, lb 



Butter, 



lb. 



3.75 



345 



403 





2.49 



104 



121 





3.29 



217 



253 





Milk, lb, 



Best cow. No. 8 9188 



Poorest cow, No. 25 4177 



Average record cf entire herd .... 6603 



Cow No. 8. the most profitable cow charged 10.2 cents to 

 produce one pound of butter fat and 38.1 cents to produce 100 

 pounds of milk. 



Cow No. 8 charged 20.2 cents to make one pound of butter 

 ■fat, and 69.9 cents to make 100 pounds of milk. 



The average cost of this herd to produce 100 pounds of milk 

 was 44.3 cents, and 13.5 cents to produce one pound of butter fat. 



Cow No. 8 gave a profit of $51.97 and Cow No. 3 charged 

 13 cents for her keeping. 



