MARKET MILK IN VERMONT. 
13 
MOTOR-TRUCK CHARGES. 
On some of the farms the milk was hauled by motor trucks during 
a part of the year, and the charge was based directly upon the cost 
of keeping and operating the truck. 
Table 10. — Per cent relationship between the other costs and the capital in- 
vested for all herds. 
Item. 
Buildings. 
Equip- 
ment. 
Herds. 
Total in- 
vestment. 
$71,028.50 
83.86 
$10,461.37 
12.35 
$69,048.00 
81 52 
$150 537.87 
Capital invested, per cow 
177. 73 
TnteWrSt. 
Per cent. 
4.8 
2.6 
.9 
.3 
.9 
Per cent. 
6.0 
17.8 
Per cent. 
6.0 
4.4 
} 1.0 
Depreciation 
Taxes 
Insurance 
Upkeep and repairs 
.8* 
1.7 
MllkiTig-machinpi repairs . , , 
Total of other costs 
9.5 
26.3 
11.4 
11.5 
The figures at. the foot of each of the four columns show the per cent relationship of 
the cost to the capital invested as recorded at the heads of the columns. 
PER CENT COMPARISONS OF FACTORS INVOLVED IN COST OF 
MILK PRODUCTION. 
There was a noticeable difference in the cost of producing milk in 
winter and in summer. The following table shows that the cost of 
the feed was the chief cause of this difference. 
Table 11. — Per cent of the 2-year cost of milk production represented by feed, 
labor, and overhead and other costs. 
Cost item. 
Average of 
2 winters. 
Average of 
2 summers. 
Average of 
2 years. 
Feed and bedding 
Per cent. 
39.0 
Per cent. 
10.4 
5.5 
10.2 
10.4 
Per cent. 
49.4 
5.5 
10.8 
10.3 
21.0 
Other costs except herd inventory variations 
20.7 
Total cost except herd inventory variations 
60.1 
1.7 
36.5 
1.7 
96.6 
3.4 
61.8 
38.2 
100.0 
Credits: 
Calves 
3.5 
14.9 
2.0 
2.8 
5.5 
17.7 
Total for calves and manure 
18.4 
4.8 
23.2 
The cost of feed, bedding, and pasture in winter was 39 per cent 
of the yearly cost, while in summer it amounted to 15.9 per cent of 
the yearly cost. It is also interesting to note that the labor cost and 
other costs except the herd inventory variations were practically the 
same in winter and in summer, and also equal to each other, being 
slightly more than 10 per cent in each season for each of the two 
items. The average yearly cost is shown in the last column. 
The percentages obtained show the relationship which existed be- 
tween the various factors under the system of dairy management 
