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winter ration was composed of seven pounds of bran and either 

 six pounds of corn and cob meal or three pounds of corn meal, 

 together with a liberal allowance of mixed hay of good quality. 

 This ration is not heavy, but the cows were of only medium size 

 and responded well to this treatment. The kindness and atten- 

 tion at all times shown the herd, were instrumental in determin- 

 ing the results quite as much as the quanity and quality of the 

 ration. However, without good blood we cannot hope for success. 

 On the butter fat basis, the best cow in the herd made a return 

 of $119.32, while the poorest paid her owner only $40.36. Such 

 a variation points out clearly the possibilities in dairy farming 

 with good cows, and the small income incident to keeping poor 

 ones. 









Table 23. 











Product 



ion of Best Cows in 



Different 



Herds. 







No. of 







Pounds 



Value 



Value 





cows 



Pounds 



Percent 



butter 



milk $1.15 



B. F. 



Herd. 



in herd. 



milk. 



fat. 



fat. 



per 100. 



25c lb. 



1 



11 



6099.3 



5.17 



315.38 



$70.14 



$78.84 



2 



8 



8738.7 



3.81 



333.35 



100.50 



83.34 



3 



5 



9454.3 



3.40 



324.08 



108.72 



81.02 



4 



11 



7445.1 



4.82 



358.59 



85.62 



89.65 



6 



20 



9067.0 



4.41 



399.47 



104.27 



99.57 



7 



10 



5506.8 



4.70 



264.01 



63.34 



71.30 



8 



10 



6647.0 



3.09 



263.42 



76.20 



65.38 



10 



13 



7291.0 



4.31 



314.96 



83.84 



78.74 



11 



9 



6531.0 



3.78 



246.70 



75.10 



61.67 



12 



13 



6429.4 



3.80 



248.36 



73.93 



62.09 



15 



12 



6289.0 



4.74 



298.57 



72.32 



74.64 



1G 



9 



5292.6 



4.49 



237.64 



60.86 



59.41 



17 



7 



6114.5 



3.31 



202.70 



70.31 



50.67 



19 



19 



6412.7 



4.57 



292.82 



73.75 



73.20 



21 



15 



8882.3 



3.75 



323.77 



102.15 



83.10 



L0 



15 



7529.3 



3.93 



296.09 



86.59 



74.02 



23 



25 



4337.2 



4.96 



215.55 



49.87 



5,3.88 



24 



9 



6911.4 



6.91 



477.30 



79.48 



119.32 



This table shows the production of the best cow in each herd, 

 and should be compared with Table .24 to appreciate the range 

 within the herd. 



