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milk bring $106.40, and being 59 cows in the herd the grand to- 

 tal would be $6,277.40. Besides the fifteen calves that I raised I 

 sold $200.00 worth of veal calves. I have twelve two-year-old 

 heifers which have advanced in price the last year $20.00 per 

 head, or $240.00. Have twelve yearHng heifers which have ad- 

 vanced in price $10.00 per head, or $120.00. Total amount de- 

 rived from dairy from January i, 1909, to January i, 1910, 

 $6,837.40. 



Now taking the debit side of the sheet, we have 80 acres of 

 land rented at $5.00 per acre, or $400.00, feed and mill stuff 

 bought, $825.00. Hired help, five months $725.00. Hired help 

 seven months $1,085.00. Blacksmithing bill $40.00. Repairs 

 $50.00. Threshing $25.00. Binding twine $25.00. Gasoline 

 $25.00. Taxes $50.00. Depreciation on fifteen cows $450.00. 

 Two cows died $160.00. Interest on money invested, farm in- 

 cluded $20,000.00 at 5% interest $1,000.00. Total $4,860.00. 



This would leave a net profit of $1,977.40. 



As you know, I am not on my farm, and only go up there 

 occasionally, and have to depend entirely on hired help. I think 

 the possibilities of farming and dairying are in their infancy. 

 Farming is the grandest occupation, and with our experimental 

 colleges and machinery of the present day one can scarcely con- 

 ceive the advancement that will be made in dairying in the next 

 few years. I am quite sure that I had a number of cows that 

 gave over 10,000 pounds of milk last year, as twelve of the cows 

 in this dairy were two-year-old heifers, with their first calf. I 

 wish to say that I have an exclusive Holstein dairy, six of them 

 being pure breds. The remainder are very high grade, as I have 

 kept a pure bred sire for the past twelve years. 



Member: Do you feed your silage before or after milk- 

 ing? 



Mr. Mason : Before I milk. 

 Member: Do you ever have any complaint? 

 Mr. Mason: No, I ship my milk to the Chicago market. 

 In the spring when I was in Chicago to make a contract after 



