People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1894 — OUR MILK CHURCH. [ARTICLE]

OUR MILK CHURCH.

Devoted to the Dairying Interests of Jasper County.

Elf/in Board of Trade.

We copy from the secretary’s report for 1893, the following interesting figures and facts: The number of cows represented by the Elgin Board of Trade district, is 214,000. The number of pounds of butter sold in 1893, was 30,986,525; cheese, 6,361,793 pounds. Cash value of butter, £8,056,496.50; cheese, £372,561.37. This gives an average income of £40.32 per head. The average price for butter was 36 cents; cheese, 9 cents. The average price for 20 years: Butter, 285- cents; cheese 8j- cents. Number of factories represented on the Board, 358. What 20cows did from November to November: Dr. Cost of c0w5...... £I,OOO 00 “ “ feed ...... 751 48 Total *1,751 48 Cr. For milk *1,411 05 Return mi1k....... 249 60 Calves 40 90 Cows 750 00 Total *2,451 55 Original c05t...... 1,751 48 Net Gain * 700 07