THE COST OF RAISING A DAIRY COW. 
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stover, $1.45; and pasture, $3.56; making a total of $16.11. This 
is $8.47, or 34 per cent, less than the cost of the feed for the first year. 
Table VI. — Cost of feed per head for the second year for an average of 17.2 
head of heifers. 
Year and month. 
Average 
number 
fed. 
Mixed 
hay. 
Corn 
silage. 
Corn 
stover. 
Pasture. 
Total. 
1910. 
20 
20 
20 
22 
17.7 
16 
15.6 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
$0.50 
.50 
$0.50 
.50 
J $0. 66 
.86 
.81 
.66 
.65 
.53 
.27 
$0.68 
1.00 
1.10 
1.07 
1.21 
1.12 
.26 
1.34 
1.86 
1911. 
$0.19 
.35 
.59 
.43 
2.10 
2.08 
March 
2.45 
April 
2.08 
.50 
.75 
.75 
.75 
1.03 
.75 
July 
.75 
.75 
Yearly total 
4.60 
6.50 
1.45 
3.56 
16.11 
i Alfalfa, 28 cents; mixed hay, 38 cents. 
HOURS OF LABOR AND THEIR COST FOR THE SECOND YEAR. 
The hours of labor required and the cost per head for the second 
year are shown in Table VII. During the 171 days the heifers were 
on pasture no labor was required. For the winter months they were 
run in sheds, and the major portion of the labor was for feeding and 
bedding. The hay was carried from the barn near by, and the silage 
and corn fodder were carried a distance of several rods for each 
feeding, morning and night. In the month of March, a share of the 
time consumed in moving hay to the barn from stacks in the field 
was also charged to the heifers. The amount of horse labor is 
variable and only slightly affects the yearly cost for labor. 
Table VII. 
-Hours of labor required and their cost per head for the second 
year for an average of 17.2 head of heifers. 
Year and month. 
Average 
number 
fed. 
Man labor. 
Horse 
labor. 
Total 
Total. 
Per day. 
cost.i 
1909. 
20 
20 
20 
. 22 
17.7 
16 
15.6 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
Hours. 
Minutes. 
Hours. 
3.54 
5.18 
2.96 
2.54 
4.30 
2.80 
.90 
7.1 
10.2 
5.7 
5.3 
8.3 
5.4 
2 
$0. 42 
.62 
1910. 
January 
0.05 
.36 
.31 
.70 
.58 
.34 
.11 
July .. 
23.25 
2.86 
1 Rate per hour: Man labor, 12 cents; horse labor, 1 cents. 
