ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 6j 



10 tons of hay at $5.00 50.00 



10 acres good pasturage and 15 acres woodland 65:00 



Total cost of feed $355.00 



RECELPTS. 



Received for milk at creamery $572.00 



Sold 12 calves at $5.50 66.00 



Total $638.00 



60,000 pounds of skim milk, 10c per 100 pounds 60.00 



Receipts exceed feed cost $343.00 



$698.00 $698.00 



This shows that the estimated cost of feed at Farm "C" was nearly 



$30.00 per cow and the averagel receipts per cow were a little over $58.00 



Assuming that the manure will pay for the care of the cow, the owner of 



this herd received an average profit of $28.00 per cow. 



Each cow at this farm was fed about the same amount of grain and 

 hay during the period of stable-feeding — November 1 to May 1. The 

 grain was fed dry just before milking, 10 to 14 lbs. per head being fed per 

 day to cows in milk. Hay was fed the last thing at: night after milk- 

 ing. During daytime the cows were turned into a sheltered yard where 

 they were fed cornstalks that had been stacked near the barn at husk- 

 ing time. The cornstalks were wfell eaten, and it is probable that the 

 cows satisfied their differences in appetite on the cornstilks, if, as stated 

 each one was given the same amount of hay and grain. The cows had 

 access to well water during the entire year, and were in pasture from May 

 to November. When cows were fresh the calf was allowed to haverits 

 mother's milk for about three weeks, when it was sold for veal. 



No exact Teeding record could be obtained, except at this farm; at the 

 other farms corn, bran or shorts, ground oats, pasture grass and a very 



