DAIRYING IN CAMBRIDGE

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 584, 12 August 1909, Page 8

DAIRYING IN CAMBRIDGE

.:\At the clcso of. each, dairying season Mr. Wm. ;Vosper, of. "Dingley. Dell/" .Cambridge, is: in thehabit'of compiling' a list of-the returns from : liis herd, and ho has " kindly handed an' "Independent'' representative the following, statement .of. .milkiug returns .-from, his,' 'Glen FernY farm.; for ; tie, season: 1908-9, i . made out by' the manager of the herd;. ■ Tho figures ' should prove: interesting to dairymen/ 'Tke_lierd .is a.' Shorthorn one, and'it included 25 hcifors. Mr.F.R. Rogers \vas in : charge-of ;the herd . forHho seiason.' : ' August 20, .12 cowSj :3231b. butter-fat,' at lid., -cheque. £14.165; ; : 2Jd. . v v l '. ! . September, 32''cows; 921.971b..:' butter-fat, at 9jd., cheque.£36 9s: Lid. r : October 51: cows,'' 172811).; .at'9Jd.,. £68$sV ' ■ 'November; 60 cows;' 2344.141b:, at 9Jd.''£92 15s. 9Jd. ■■ . ...

December, 79 cows, 2474.141b., at 9sd., £98 Bs. 11-Jd. J:,;' ■ • January,. 85 cows, 2108.61b., at 9Jd., £83 90. 2d... ■:: ?: : . :•. > ■: February, 91 cows, 1615.261b., at 9Jd„ £63 18s. 9d. < - - v U March, 80 cows; 1194.711b., at Old., £47 ss. 9Jd. ■ April, 68 cows, 972.521b., at 9Jd., £38 9s.' lid. ' r.' ■ : ■ ■ - . May, 52 oows, 612.451b., at 91d., £24 la. 10J<1. r • For tho ten months there was an ' .uggre-: gate of 610 cows, prcduccd 14,317.791b: biit-ter-fat, the'obeques totalled £568 7s. 4Jd.';; to which has to.be.added a bonus of £70, making a total of £638 7s. 4Jd.. : Tho, average Jvalup' of butter-fat .per ; cow-' for the. ten £10:9s. : '4id;,. : oi- 'for one month £1 os. 9Jd. .: ', Calves produccd'V^e.'^s.;; pigs, ' £70' -6s;'9d.; 4 sow? -at £5, £20,;' ; :33 stbies' at -:225., £36 65.; 1 boar,. £4; total; .£lB7 4s. 9d.. Less 3 cows at £5, £lo'; 16 stores, at 225., £17: 145.; £32 14a.—£154 10s. 9d. . ; Butter-fat realised £638'75. ',4Jd., calvesand pigs.£ls4' 10s.: 9d. Total, £792 18s. ljd. Total average return per-cow'for'tho;sea-son, £12 10s. UJd.; for one month, £1 sa. 113 d.