362 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Herd Difference of $50 Per Cow — Difference of $100 Between Best and 



Poorest Cow. 



The cows in the first herd lacked $7.49 each of paying for 

 their feed and care, while each cow in the last herd made a profit 

 of $42.60, making a difference in income of over $50 per cow be- 

 tween the two herds. The best cow in the herd brought in 

 $69.70 profit, while the poorest cow in the herd was kept at a 

 loss of $27,52, making a difference in the earning power of the 

 two cows of nearly $100 annually. 



$1,607 Worth of Butter From 14 Cows. 



When it comes to actual conditions, these examples do not 

 tell half the truth, for the poorest dairyman lived in one of the 

 best dai'-y regions in the state, and yet this herd and its care were 

 such that the product would not be accepted at a Borden milk 

 plant which was only a short distance away. In a direct contrast 

 to this, the owner of the better herd lives in one of the poorest 

 dairy regions, and eleven miles from his market, yet his butter 

 was of such excellent quality that it commanded an extra price 

 and the butter from 14 cows brought, last year, $1,607. 



Net Receipts of $4,000 From 60 Acres. 



Another guide post for the dairyman is the example of a 

 man w^ho, on 60 acres of land, keeping 23 cows and the young 

 stock, received an average the last five years of $2,500 for the 

 cream alone, $1,500 for pure-bred young stock sold, besides $^^00 

 for hogs raised largely on the skim milk, making the total re- 

 ceipts $4,500. He paid out $500 for feed stufifs, and this expense 

 might have been saved had he raised alfalfa, as he is now co '»- 

 mencing to do. The average net receipts from the 60 acres w/ = 

 $4,000. 



Mistakes for 45 Years, then Large Success. 



There is but one highway open to real success, and this is 

 persistent, consistent and intelligent application to something 



