Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 2, Number 24, DeMotte, Jasper County, 5 January 1933 — Fewer, Better Cows Pay [ARTICLE]

Fewer, Better Cows Pay

One herd of eleven cows In the Garnavillo (Iowa) Cow-Testing association produced an average of 331 pounds of butterfat per cow last year. The income above feed cost was $287.02. Another herd of 20 cows produced an average of 229.9 pounds of butterfat, but the income above feed cost was only $287.74. The larger herd consumed 10 tons more hay, 20 tofis more silage and 10 acres more pasture, required about twice as much labor |as the small herd, and put 1,017.5 pounds more butterfat on the market, yet returned 18 cents less for the year.—Wallaces’ Farmer.