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BULLETIN 341, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
TABLE LV.—Showing depreciation of dairy cows on 3878 farms operated by 
owners, Chester County. 
Value 
Number. per Tetal 
head Waee 
MirstsinvientOnyeseest ct vk. Sake ee eaciee See bo A 1) Re tes Bien pie eee 4,196 $56.10 | $235, 400. 00 
Cowsspurebased Sie. yeas: 8. SREe Wasa tet einn Se 2 Sac 8 SRN ee raise eee 589 63. 84 37, 605. 00 
Cows Taised songs) ace SOS NSE Rar hd sed LT Se eee eat ene ae 345 63. 84 22,025. 00 
NCO) (31 PSS Bae ets ie SR Bert es i nee ee eee ae Com eee et ed a 295, 030. 00 
Secome iment on yagee sis shes Leyes ee REN 2 5. ale ries, Ae a a ea een 4,164 57.01 | 237, 430.00 
Cowsisoldtandislaughteredy neces assn ceca sae eee are ree oe eye eee eee 895 37.36 33, 437.00 
MUN @ eae re ie es ret Ge Eo Ay Pea ura SS ch Je Sn cp Be Sve eae PO a 270, 867. 00 
HIDE CT OTA CO eee a as oe as rere ee cya ar Real cee nl ee ep 8 |e | ee a 24, 163.00 
INcreaseratremd Olpye areal Value x ae spe ras 2 ecient eee ree ae i ete | i ae 91 3, 789. 00 
LINO GUA OSS sere ses steay he caer ee caged soe 2 ee pepe a ae ae me [J gee ne 7, 952. 00 
IA VCrag eI VeSbIMON bees. hits Ooo ns Nos ok Dames ste cembete bree cee aes ee eee re ee 236, 415. 00 
Rate of Gepreciationece ee can oe Nae tens baa Roe per Cenbes las Aes e AS eee 11.82 
The results of the calculation are somewhat surprising, and the fig- 
ures for different regions vary widely. 
Thus for the Chester County 
area the average annual loss on dairy cows from depreciation in value 
is 11.82 per cent of the average of the inventory values for the be- 
ginning and the end of the year. Table LVI gives a similar calcu- 
lation for a survey in an important dairy center in southern Michi- 
gan (Lenawee County), in which the corresponding rate is only 4.07 
per cent. 
clear shortly. 
The reason for this remarkable difference will be made 
TABLE LVI. —Showing depreciation of dairy cows on 300 farms, Lenawee 
County, Mich. 
Value per Total 
Number. | ‘head. value. 
Binrsbimventotyeeet 2 shinss ne see ses ae eines eee acme eee eee nee 2,291 $53. 23 | $121, 942. 00 
Cows purchased jc. .e5e os heh eee Sasa eR cea eciee cpeto sets cts ara 184 48. 48 8, 921. 00 
COWSTaised 2 5 eiaccccctem aac is ces oes eee tae Se ee a oe ine See 236 48.48 11, 441.00 
MO tale Sas oc 1 oh ae EES Oe, Mies Min eo a Pah, A cli i |e 142, 304. 00 
Sacond dnwenvory eo. teet snes I Sa I ee 2,215] 51.90 | 114,967.00 
Cowssoldiandislaugintered 2 eps eee e ne ere clays ate elated ete a 466 42. 00 19, 572. 00 
ANG GIS Ss os Gh ogo e oseseoobos Heap ecudaoe soar HaupoBSseoe .sestcweesese bo ponaudeelosdack acs: 134, 539. 00 
ioss:Gnecludine.decrease in’ value at endlof years. - 22 25. on ees- eee sees | eee eee 7, 765. 00 
Mecreaseintvalueiatiendioleyeale <= ese e se see eee eee eee eee | pee ene eee 1.33 2, 946. 00 
Totalloss......-- Be ete | Re Cee CBs A Se ioe CN eae Be 4 OD See ee ee 4, 819. 00 
Avoragoin vestments —o. ¢ Ajo. <0 o 4 See ac eS 3 se eleeraeln pega eee ares cess eee ae | ee ae eras 118, 454. 00 
INES) Ot Cj ORVONMON 55 secs acoooaeseaoascoasonEDogcSbascEORe QOH CW a|bcssodsecolloscasscanc 4.07 
In making these calculations it is assumed that it costs as much on 
the average to raise a dairy cow as the average price at which cows 
are purchased in the respective localities. This may be in error, but 
even if the cost is considerably less the results would not vary greatly 
from those given, because of the relatively small proportion of cows 
raised, especially in the Pennsylvania area. 
