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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 1ft, 
THE COST OF MILK. 
Haviner read articles in The R. N.-Y. 
regarding the cost of milk, I enclose a 
cliuDinsr from the “Rome Sentinel,” of 
February 15. which sneaks for itself. 
The nrice of milk at the local shipping 
station has averaged about $1.25 and 
$1.40 per 100 for Summer and Winter 
dairies respectively, the price for 100 
ranging from 80 cents lowest to $1.90 
highest. H. G. p. 
Verona. N. Y. 
R. N.-Y.—The article mentioned gives 
a report of a dairy meeting of the Cen¬ 
tral New York Farmers’ Club. 
John E. Head of New Hartford read a 
paper on the future of the dairy industry 
in tlie Sauquoit Valley. He presented 
figures to indicate that there is not the 
profit in producing milk that is generally 
supposed. Statistics were given from six 
milk stations, one of which is a creamery. 
Among other things he said: 
“The poorest average per cow was re¬ 
ported from Greens Crossing, of 4,262 
pounds. The best was from the Willow- 
vale Dairy Company of 4,985 pounds. The 
average of all the dairies is 4,707 pounds, 
a pretty poor showing as a business for a 
young man to enter. The 241 patrons re¬ 
port 2,747 cows, producing 18.030,525 
pounds of milk at an average for the sta¬ 
tions of .$1.42 per 100 pounds. This would 
yield an income to these 241 farmers of 
$185,033.46, an average per cow of $67.36. 
From reports from a dozen different sources 
I find that 270 days is a stable record for 
feeding dry matter and grain. A 1.000- 
liave been feeding my grain rations to 
my cow this way, putting the quantity of 
ground feed in a large pail, then pouring 
on water to fill the pail and letting the 
cow drink it. Is this the best way, or is 
it better to feed the grain dry and give the 
water afterwards? u. d. r. 
Pennsylvania. 
From the feeds mentioned I would se¬ 
lect equal parts by weight of wheat bran 
and buckwheat shorts, feeding only as 
much as is required to keep the heifer 
in good condition until she freshens. If 
she is thin in flesh she would probably 
require five or six pounds of the mix¬ 
ture, but if she is in good condition three 
or four pounds would be sufficient, al¬ 
though much depends upon the quality 
of the roughage given. It would also be 
advisable to have a little oil meal on 
hand to feed if any signs of constipation 
should occur. Always feed lightly for 
several days after a cow freshens. Al¬ 
ways allow the calf to drink the first 
milk she gives. Give her warm water to 
drink three or four times a day for three 
days. When the calf is two weeks old 
gradually increase the grain ration until 
you are feeding three pounds of bran, 
three pounds of buckwheat shorts, one 
or two pounds of oil meal and one or 
two pounds of cornmeal, the amounts of 
the two latter depending on the condition 
of the cow. If she is poor feed more 
cornmeal than you would if she is in¬ 
clined to get too fat. 
It is an established fact that cows will 
give more milk in cold weather if they 
are given slightly warm water to drink. 
SANDWICH OF CORN STALKS AND SWEET CLOVER. Fig. 143. 
pound cow of average milk producing 
ability will yield 6,000 pounds in 270 days. 
To keep this cow will take of dry matter 
10 pounds of hay, 75 pounds of silage and 
eight pounds of grain to balance this daily 
ration for the 270 days. Using this esti¬ 
mate she will consume 2,750 pounds of hay, 
at $13 per ton, $17.88; 75 pounds silage 
at $3 per ton, $30.75 ; eight pounds grain 
at $30 per ton, $32.40. Total cost of feed, 
$81.03. Six thousand pounds of milk at 
the above average of $1.42, is $85.20. A 
balance above cost of feed of $4.17. If this 
is the balance on the right side of the 
farmer's pocketbook with a dairy of 6.000- 
pound cows, where does the farmer come 
in with his $67.36 milker producing only 
4,707 pounds?” 
It would appear from the discussion 
which followed the reading that Alfalfa 
as a good fodder is almost equivalent to 
grain. The cost per quart for producing 
milk by a man who fed Alfalfa was some¬ 
thing over two cents, while the man who 
did not feed Alfalfa computed the cost per 
quart at three and one-eighth cents. This 
leaves no large profit when the milk is sold 
for four cents a quart. The discussion 
further sought to determine whether any 
consideration of capital invested was made 
and it was found that this was not done. 
It was the sense of the meeting further, 
that no provision for depreciation of tools 
and the like was made, in short none of 
Hie fixed charges in any ordinary business 
were found reckoned into the cost of the 
milk. Because of this, the income of the 
farmers has been exaggerated and the busi¬ 
ness is not as profitable as many people 
would have it believed. 
RATIONS FOR YOUNG COW. 
Oats cost, per bushel, 55 cents; buck¬ 
wheat, 60 cents; corn, 85 cents; oil meal, 
per 100, $1.75 ; wheat bran, per 100, $1.50 ; 
buckwheat shorts, per 100, $1.40. What 
would you mix and what quantity of each 
to form a good grain ration to feed to a 
two-year-old heifer that will be fresh the 
middle of March before and after she has 
her calf? She is three-fourths Holstein, 
one-fourth Jersey, and not very large. I 
This is one of the advantages gained by 
feeding the grain in water. You would 
get equally as good results by feeding 
the grain dry and giving warm water .to 
drink, and there would be the additional 
advantage of more complete mastication 
caused by the cow being forced to chew 
her dry feed and eat it slowly. I do not 
consider that one method is much su¬ 
perior to the other except as it affects 
the palatability of the feed. In some 
cases where cows are being fed for a 
record more feed will be consumed if 
part of it is fed in the form of slop. 
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