MARKET MILK IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA. 
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A study of the records also shows that dairymen could save grain 
by feeding more legume hay and succulent roughage. On many farms 
a larger quantity of manure could be saved, which when spread on 
the land would not only help to prevent the rains from gullying the 
soil, but would tend to produce larger crops. 
MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION OF FACTORS IN MILK PRODUCTION. 
How did the income from milk and the quantity sold and used each 
season compare with each other ? How did the income and feed cost 
by seasons compare ? These questions can be answered by referring 
to Table 10. 
Table 10. — Distribution, 
months, of milk prices, milk sold and used, feed cost, and 
labor required. 
YEAR 1918-19. 
Income 
per 100 
pounds 
of milk. 
Income 
from 
milk 
sold 
and 
used. 
Milk 
sold 
and 
used. 
Feed, 
pasture, 
and 
bedding 
cost. 
Pasture 
and 
bedding 
cost 
minus 
manure 
and 
bedding 
credits. 
Human labor. 
Horse labor. 
Month and season. 
Per 100 
pounds 
of milk. 
Per 
cow. 
Per 100 
pounds 
of milk. 
Per 
cow. 
October 
$4.37 
4.36 
4.30 
4.63 
4.60 
3.98 
Per cent. 
7.9 
7.0 
6.0 
6.8 
6.3 
9.1 
Per cent. 
7.4 
6.5 
5.7 
5.9 
5.6 
9.2 
Per cent. 
7.2 
8.4 
9.0 
11.7 
10.6 
8.5 
Percent. 
6.1 
7.4 
8.0 
10.7 
9.5 
7.4 
Hours. 
6.3 
6.2 
7.4 
6.6 
6.2 
5.3 
Hours. 
13.7 
12.1 
13.3 
12.5 
10.8 
14.9 
Hours. 
0.9 
.8 
1.1 
1.0 
1.0 
.9 
Hours. 
2.0 
November 
1.5 
2.0 
1.9 
February 
1.7 
2.5 
Winter 
4.34 
43.1 
40.3 
55.4 
49.1 
6.2 
12.9 
.9 
1.9 
April 
4.07 
3.92 
3.88 
3.74 
3.83 
3.78 
9.1 
10.0 
9.6 
9.6 
10.1 
8.5 
9.0 
10.3 
10.0 
10.4 
10.8 
9.2 
7.2 
7.3 
7.0 
7.8 
7.8 
7.5 
6.2 
6.4 
6.1 
6.9 
6.8 
6.6 
5.3 
4.9 
4.8 
5.5 
5.0 
5.6 
14.7 
15.2 
14.3 
15.6 
14.8 
15.7 
.8 
.6 
.6 
.6 
.6 
.7 
2.2 
1.9 
1.7 
July 
1.7 
1.8 
2.0 
Summer 
3.87 
56.9 | 59.7 
44.6 
39.0 
5.2 
15.1 
.6 
1.9 
4.06 
100.0 100.0 
100.0 
88.2 
5.7 
14.0 
.8 
1.9 
YEAR 1919-20. 
5.07 
5.21 
5.07 
4.95 
4.81 
4.64 
7.8 
7.3 
6.9 
7.0 
7.0 
8.4 
6.8 
6.2 
6.1 
6.3 
6.5 
8.2 
6.8 
7.7 
9.6 
10.8 
9.3 
10.2 
5.9 
6.8 
8.8 
10.0 
8.5 
9.2 
5.5 
5.9 
5.5 
5.1 
4.8 
5.0 
12.6 
12.7 
11.6 
11.3 
11.4 
13.3 
0.9 
.9 
1.0 
.7 
.7 
.7 
2.0 
1.9 
2.0 
1.7 
1.8 
2.0 
Winter 
4.94 
44.4 
40.1 
54.4 
49.1 
5.3 
12.2 
.8 
1.9 
4.22 
4.13 
4.03 
4.17 
4.18 
4. 13 
9.2 
10.2 
9.6 
10.0 
9.0 
7.6 
9.8 
11.0 
10.6 
10.7 
9.6 
8.2 
7.8 
7.6 
7.2 
7.7 
7.9 
7.4 
7.1 
6.8 
6.4 
7.0 
7.1 
6.7 
4.7 
4.4 
4.5 
4.7 
5.1 
5.1 
14.2 
14.8 
14.1 
15.9 
15.0 
13.8 
.7 
.7 
.6 
.7 
.8 
.7 
2.1 
May 
2.3 
June 
2.0 
July.... 
2.3 
2.3 
2.0 
Summer 
4.13 
55.6 
59.9 
45.6 
41.1 
4.8 
14.6 
.7 
2.2 
Year 
4.46 
100.0 
100.0 
100.0 
90.2 
5.0 
13.4 
.8 
2.0 
