THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL CONVENTION. 



361 



On only 96 acres of land, with practically no expense for 

 purchased cows or feed, the owner is making with this herd a 

 comfortable living for himself and family. He is an enthusiast 

 instead of a plodder, reads dairy Hterature, turns drudgery to 

 pleasure, and has time and money for the better things of life. 

 He receives pay not only for his manual labor, but the neat little 

 sum of $554 as a clear profit, to compensate for his head work. 



As a result of this head work, the owner increased, in but 

 four years, the average production of his herd from 224 pounds 

 to 326 pounds of butter fat per cow. This means that he in- 

 creased the average production of an already profitable herd, 102 

 pounds of butter fat. What has been done with this herd can 

 therefore be done with every other herd in the State of Illinois, 

 if as intelligently handled. 



Herd No. 3. 



No. 

 cow 



Lb. 

 milk 



Lb. 

 fat 



Percent 

 fat 



Profit 



Loss 



1 



5986 



252 



4.20 



$22.66 



2 ^ 



7920 



254 



3.21 



23.84 



3 



7600 



260 



0.42 



25.75 



4 



7169 



293 



4.08 



32.20 



5 



8300 



295 



3.55 



35.00 



6 



9010 



322 



3.58 



39.87 



7 



9045 



333 



3.68 



42.07 



8 



9043 



337 



3.72 



44.27 



9 



8877 



344 



3.87 



44.27 



10 



9999 



348 



3.48 



53.53 



11 



11293 



376 



3.33 



63.99 



12 



7632 



403 



5.28 



56.69 



13 



10289 



422 



t.lO 



69.70 





^.553. 84 



Av. 



8628 



326 



3.77 



$42 . 60 



Difference in profit between best and poorest cow, $47.04. 



