90 BULLETIN 341, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
FEEDING STUFFS. 
On the whole, the farmers of Chester County grow a larger quan-— | 
tity of feedstuffs than they feed. They produce a large excess of © 
hay, the majority of farms selling some of this product. A consider- — 
able number of farms grow more corn than is needed on the farm and ~ 
an occasional farmer sells some oats. The average value of farm feed 7 
sold per animal unit was $21.08 (see Table LIII). At the same time 
these farmers bought on an average $10.11 worth of feed per animal 
unit, mostly in the form of grain and mill stuffs. They thus produce 
an excess of roughage and a deficit of concentrates. This is the 
usual situation on farms devoted largely to live stock. In this region — 
nearly every farmer who keeps any considerable number of live stock 
buys concentrates. The number who sell roughage, principally hay, 
is less. Some farms sell a large quantity of hay, while others that 
are more heavily stocked sell little or none. Whether it pays to sell — 
hay depends on the situation on the individual farm. If the dairy 
cows are of the best quality it would probably pay best to keep 
enough of them to consume all the roughage grown, buying enough 
concentrates to make up any deficiency in the quantity produced. 
Where the cows are of only moderate quality it is undoubtedly good 
practice to sell some hay. We have already seen that on the average 
those farmers who sell a small quantity of hay make higher profits 
than those who sell none or a large quantity. This is probably due to 
the fact that the average dairy cow in this region is only moderately — 
good. If all were as good as the best, it would, in all probability, pay 
to increase their number and feed all the hay. 4 
TasLE LII.—Feed cost per animal unit on 378 farms operated by owners, 
Chester County. 
Value of 
Amount 
Kind of feed. Amount sage con- Price feed 
sumed Saaieal 
Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. : 
Com for srainjand otherpunposess---24---e26 a= 265, 313 25,788 | 239,525 $0.75 | $179,644 
Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. S| 
Silage ss cA os Sooke ease aee oe ens ee aaenie eaaceenee G2678-|2 2425-056 6, 678 4.00 26, 712 
I TeyAereeee oS She ad ESE UES ees ee nee 12, 481 5, 642 6, 839 18.00 | . 123, 102% 
Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. = | 
zg) EUCS Bene ter Sean a mies Beata. SNL SB iat ara 54, 360 2,725 51, 635 -50 25, 818} 
MEU. Geforce eee alee eect ele Sees Noe nie Ce Epa 224 52 172 - 80 138 | 
BYE CON tans Pare aera ary pea Aa Repo ee ee SURE wat 229 loaves 229 75 172 
Oatstandspeltzsaass ae ene ee eet Seer 1600/5222 sso" 160 60 96 
Tons Tons. Tons 
Gira yiees,. Semel ee ur es Le SE LT A OVS Nea ee 5, 000 900 4, 100 4.00 16,400 | 
WLOVCLIG =e: Sine retains eee cies REC E Ae eee 65000) |e = sees 6, 000 5. 00 30, 000 
a Yield estimated. 
Total:valueoffarm feed 095.522 25 eee SS ee es ee $402,082.00 — 
Increase in in ventory-value==- <2 5o-S-see ee lnse = as Hee ae oe erie Os See oe eee eee 36, 061. 00 
Totalivalue:otfarmiteed consumed’. . 22655224: aase eee eee ee eee ee eee 366, 021. 00 
Total value of farm feed consumed peranimal! unit: 2 -= es 5 o- 2 ee ae oe ee 49.79 
Value-of-teed purchased 2222 3:.c25..,. 22S soos s see Be ee ee ee ee 74, 304. 00 
Valueiotieed purchased peranimal unites. oe ee eee eee eee ee 10.11 
Motalieedicost eee oie oe a Se Bis Sep a ge ee 440, 325. 00 
Totalifeed:costiper animalunity 2 oss a ee eee ee ee eee 59. 90 
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