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ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 









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rd No .7. 







F. E, 



Table 9. 



Shows Profit Per 



Cow When th 



e Average 



Cost for 



Food Is 







$35.00 



Per Year, 









No. of 



Pounds 



Percent 



Total 



Value B. F. 



Cost 



Profit 



cow. 



milk. 



fat. 





fat. 



at 25c lb. 



food. 





1 



5082.4 



3.61 





183.70 



$45.90 



$35.00 



$10.90 



2 



3412.1 



3.78 





128.96 



32.24 



35.00 



—2.76 



3 



4114.5 



3.72 





148.61 



37.15 



35.00 



2.15 



4 



4417.0 



4.29 





189.83 



47.45 



35.00 



12.45 



5 



4131.8 



3.76 





155.51 



38.88 



35.00 



3.88 



6 



4397.2 



3.77 





165.97 



41.49 



35.00 



6.49 



1 



4190.8 



3.25 





136.58 



34.14 



35.00 



—.86 



8 



5506.8 



4.77 





264.01 



71.00 



35.00 



36.00 



9 



4842.7 



2.89 





140.21 



35.05 



35.00 



.05 



10 



5152.2 



3.71 





191.58 



47.90 



35.00 



12.90 



$431.20 

 Average profit per cow $8.12. 

 Omitting No. 8, average profit per cow $5.02. 



. Fewer Cowsi — More Money. 



$350.00 



$81.20 



1 



5082.4 



3.61 



183.70 



45.90 



$35.00 



$10.90 



4 



4417.0 



4.29 



189.83 



47.45 



35.00 



12.45 



6 



4397.2 



3.77 



165.97 



41.49 



35.00 



6.49 



8 



5506.8 



4.77 



264.01 



71.00 



35.00 



36.00 



.0 



5152.2 



3.71 



191.58 



47.90 



35.00 



12.90 





$253.74 



$175.00 



$78.74 



vej 



rage profit per 



cow $15.74. 



Gain $7.62. 







Herd No. 8. W. W. 



gave little or no profit. The value of butter fat from the ten 

 tfows amounted to $431.20; the cost of food equalled $350.00, 

 leaving a profit of $81.20 on ten cows or $8.12 per cow. If the 

 best cow, No. 8, is excluded, the average profit per cow on the re- 

 maining nine is $5.02. If they had all been so profitable as N). 

 8 the net return from ten cows would have been $360.00. 



If the five poorest cows had been disposed of and only Nos. 

 1, 4, 6, 8 and 10, had been retained, the return with these five 

 would have been $253.74, the cost of food $175.00, leaving a net 

 profit of $78.74, a sum nearly as large as that realized by keep- 

 ing the whole herd. If this latter plan had been followed, the 

 return per cow would have been $15.74, which is $7.62 more per 

 cow than was obtained when the whole herd was kept. The 



