140 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIAiION. 



red clover and timothy ; 4 acres of rye which was cut and put in 

 silo, and 3 acres of Alsike clover about the middle of June, which 

 I began feeding July ist, and same lasted until the middle of 

 September, when we commenced filling silos with corn. 



I have two silos, one 16x30, the other 16x36, both stave 

 Indiana Silo Company Silos. I have a Bell City Feed Cutter 

 and Blower, which is run with an 18 H. P. gasoHne engine. 

 Therefore, we do not have to be under obligations to others 

 but can fill silo when and how I like. I think those seven acres of 

 rye and clover was the most profitable crop I raised, as it stood 

 me in good stead, as you will see by the number of pounds of 

 milk I got through the dry time and fly time of the summer of 

 1909, which all the dairymen of Northern Illinois and Southern 

 Wisconsin will well remember. I had 15 acres of oats and the 

 balance of land was in pasture. Below you will find the number 

 of pounds of milk produced per month that was shipped to the 

 St. Charles Condensing Factory, at St. Charles, Illinois : 



January 37M^ 



February 34^56 



March 37,571 



Apri/ 32,yy6 



May 34,000 



June 35.632 



July 30.982 



August 32,141 



September S^,?'^? 



October 38,496 



November 36,5 16 



December 42,617 



426,150 pounds 



I have raised fifteen calves, which I fed 18,360 pounds of 

 milk, sold to private parties 3,876 pounds, making a total of 

 448,386 pounds for the year, or 7,600 pounds per cow. The av- 

 erage price of milk being $1.40 per 100, would make each cow's 



