330 Cost of Food in Production of Milk. [sept., 



used turnips, the average consumption being 56-9 lb. per cow 

 per day. The average weight of meals or cakes used was 5 • 4 lb. 

 Only three used bran. 



The average cost for food was 4*39^. per gallon for milk 

 of 3-64 per cent, of fat. The highest cost was 4*88^., while 

 the lowest was 3*12^., charges which are almost identical with, 

 those for the Stewartry, although almost id. more than 

 those of the Kirkcudbright district. It is also worthy of 

 notice that while the lowest weight of meals and cakes has 

 been used in this district, the percentage of fat in the milk, 

 although not the highest, is still relatively high, notwithstand- 

 ing the quantity of turnips which were used. 



Summary of the food consumed, and milk produced by the 

 various Milk Record Associations in Scotland, for the 

 winter and spring months up to May, 1907. 











i 



c 

 _o 



11 



Kir 



d and Weight 



of Food 









fa 





*c3 





Consumed per Cow per 







Q 





0 

 0 



O 



? ° 





] 



Day. 















fa 





6 *j 













Association 

 and Period of Record. 



M 



a 



ost of 



a 



0 

 0 



8,8 



0 p. 

















Ave-age IV 



Ave-age p 



Ufa 

 u c 



2 * 

 |« 



Cost of F 

 of Milk. 



° m 

 fai« 

 i_, c 



P 



Hay.t 



s 

 W 



Roots.* 



-0 



•J <u 



Bran and 

 ! Tuacle.1 







lb. 





d. 



d. 



d. 



lb. 



lb. 



lb. 



lb. 



lb. 



Cumnock, 1907 





27-55 



3'47 



9-71 



3-5I 



3-03 



IO'4 



5-4 



i8*o 



67 



i-3 



Fenwick, No. 1, 



1905 



27*06 



3-66 



n-68 



4*34 



3-55 



9-7 



7-6 



20 -o 



9-0 



3 *o 





1906 



24-67 



3-48 



9-86 



4-06 



3-49 



9-1 



6-8 



14*0 



77 



1 '3 





1907 



24-33 



3-86 



11*69 



4-88 



379 



IO'O 



5-o 



22*0 



8-4 



27 



,, No. 2, 



1907 



25-5I 



3-68 



ii-57 



4-56 



374 



io-8 



7-i 



13-5 



7'5 



1*9 



Lesmahagow, 1907... 



22"6o 



3-98 



13*10 



5-93 



4-46 



87 



12-0 



39 *o 



L 7*2 



i-5 



Kirkcudbright, 



1907 



26-84 



3"52 



9-77 



3-66 



3-12 



9-9 



5-i 



35'6 



7*0 



07 



Stewartry, 1907 





26-50 



3-40 



10-94 



3-92 



3-44 



i3j 



14-2 



40*0 



5*8 



1 -o 



Wigtownshire, 



1907 



27-80 



3'64 



12*53 



4-39 



3-63 



14-4 



16-1 



56-9 



5'4 



2'0 



Average of nine 





25-87 



3-63 



1 1 *20 



4-36 



3-56 



107 



8-8 



27-6 



7*2 



1*7 



* The quantity of roots stated is not an average of all the farms, but only of those 

 which used turnips. 



+ The averages given are not those for all the farms, but only those which used 

 the food referred to. 



The various milk record associations are very uniformly 

 spread over the south-west of Scotland, and the average costs of 

 production of milk may be taken as fairly representative of 

 that part of the country. As time goes on everybody will 

 become more accustomed to the work, and more attention will 

 undoubtedly be devoted to the composition of the ration, so 

 that greater accuracy and a cheapening of the cost of production 

 is almost certain to follow. 



