ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. IO 7 
thirty cows, and about four acres of land for the support of 
one cow; so that 800,000 cows require the care and labor 
of 40,000 men, the work of 60,000 horses, and the product 
of 3,200,000 acres of land. 
VALUE OF COWS, HORSES AND LANDS. 
800,000 cows, at $30 each... $24,000,000 
60,000 horses, at $80 each.. 4,800,000 
3,200,000 acres of land at, $30. 96,000,000 
Total value.$124,800,000 
FEEDING. 
It is understood by the dairymen of Illinois that the 
quantity and quality of the feed (other things being equal) 
is the measure of the quantity and quality of the milk of 
the cow, and so they have adopted a liberal system of feed¬ 
ing. Eight quarts of oat and corn meal mixed, fed daily 
for 240 days in the year, and, in addition, one-quarter ton 
of bran and two tons of hay to each cow (or feed equiv¬ 
alent to it), would not be above the average feed for cows 
in the dairy district. 
FEED REQUIRED. 
If so fed, the 800,000 cows would require 24,000,000 
bushels each of corn and oats, 200,000 tons of bran, and 
1,600,000 tons of hay. And the horses, fed eight quarts 
of oats and corn daily (or its equivalent), with two tons of 
hay each per annum, would require, for the 60,000 horses, 
2,700,000 bushels each of corn and oats, and 120,000 tons 
of hay. Thus making a total of 26,700,000 bushels each 
of corn and oats, 200,000 tons of bran, and 1,720,000 tons 
of hay, or feed equivalent to it, for the annual supply of the 
cows and horses. 
VALUE OF THE FEED. 
26,700,000 bushels of corn, at 30 cents. $8,010,000 
26,700,000 bushels of oats, at 20 cents. 5,340,000 
200,000 tons of bran, at $9. 1,800,000 
1,720,000 tons of hay, at $5. 8,600,000 
Grinding 48,000,000 bushels of oats and corn for cows, at 4 cents. 1,920,000 
Value of feed used annually...$25,670,000 
VALUE OF LABOR. 
40,000 men, at $200 per annum . $8,000,000 
COST OF DAIRYING. 
Value of feed used annually.$25,670,000 
Value of labor of men . 8,000,000 
Depreciation and loss on stock, 5 per cent, on $28,800,000. 1,440,900 
Total value of feed and labor and loss on stock.$35,110,000 
An average, per cow, of.. $43-88 
To this amount should be added a sum equal to the 
