COST OF KEEPING A DAIRY COW.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 921, 14 September 1910, Page 8

COST OF KEEPING A DAIRY COW.

:■ A•' DETAILED COMPETITION. ■' ' : ry\ ... | ' . ■■■•. -' - ' Those wild-have been following dairying matters closely; will have noticed that the';, State dairy' division computes the net cost of a dairy cow',at approximately £8, if .her .jnjlk is.,sent' butter fac- ■ .tp'ryi"'■'■'and«,£? ;if it -is ''sent> iova; cheese factory.' : Ih 'air*-article'^iii* tlie "Journal of Agriculture/' Mr.' \V. il. Singleton, gives ';the -details, of how those amountsV have beon, arrived-'at.: He, says:— " The annual.-.cost< of keeping a cow is a ; vital question; to every • dairy-farmer, and is a subject which the yield-testing of dairy cows causes the owner, to con-sider-more carefully. .Believing that this subject treated; rriore minutely than' hiis yet been' done to my know-' Jedge-'in^ewJ thojfoHowing- item-: :ised]estimate of .'.t&e"aimoat"cost, of keeping •: a cow has' been, prepared J—.:;- ■ .Labour:,; One, man, 20 cows; sal-. , 1 , . ary, ; jC2, including boaiil; ' i l ' :;ten-months period, .£B6_ for,. £s. :;• 20 :<iows.:■ For one-cownis... 4' 6' 0 Interest on shed. worth '.£5: per . • bail; onebail.spsic.es ; - three • cows; ';- inter- > v. ,\. ;.-est, St c 0 Taxes''-p'er ' cdw, 25 ' \■■■ :■■ . acresVati. l 2&:--9d.^...;v- : -0?' 7 .0 ,' '] Depreciation,' Repairsr' V | ..to ' shed and;. yard,.V•iv l ; i per cow o'. 2 0 , Oil 0 Service fee— '•'■ • :;i ; ; Interest on bull.r '•.-:V-'i:-!V;'.'; worth ,E3O : at 'G'pef" i .'" . ■. j V V cent .. ® Depreol&tio&'oS- bulK. JdjiU/O'-v:'<(- . Grass (,£75 worth , , „ ftS-land.' a6'® peficont.-Jii'if"lfl.. O;' - ; | , Extra, winter feed ... 0 16. 0 . Taxes on bull-pad--dock 0 7 0 11 9 0 ;\ • Less manure ....;. 210 0 - '- ' Net ior 'So"c6ws.„ ! -".£B 19 : . 0 ; Per. c0w^...i.„.0 6 0 ■Interest and ' depreciation' ; 'on ' -. ;: :cow,:vTOlu6;;i9,:. .Interestat'; . ;^er:.;TOn(^yios:"- 1 10d.Yrdepi;e-'' v .; > ciatiori, 10s.- per c0w:,...'.....:...'-, 1 010 Interest and depreciation on tin- . vwaro ..... i 0 10 Peed— K':v -v'-:; Interest on - invested in .""J land at 0 percent. 4 10 0 ,* -Extra 'winter feed ;• 0 15. 0 Interest on car.t valued V ' • at ,£2l, horse JE2O, .■'■■; "' '■ '. h»mess'.-<£9^-.'. 5i,!;.:..: Total >£30, at' 6 per . .cent.-.'per- annum... .23 0 0 t' ~Depreciation,-i,repairs' . i'... 1 . ;. v; on cart 2 0 0 . Depreciation, repairs, , . . on harness ;1 10 0' Depreciation on' horse 2 V 0 0 ; ''' -• Horse-shoeing 2 0 0 "• ■'; Total • for 30 cows .£lO 10' 0 . ■-L' • For one cow ; ...... 0' 7 0 Loss in herd by deaths, aver- • aging 7'per cent. 0 12 . 6 i.; .Artificial; fertiliser';.tomain-, '' ~',tain-'pashirov:'........i-d 5 .0 Depreciation of fences.!.. 0 5 0 Total £12 18 0 ..'^C^edits.;. : :^: r . V Cheese cowWhey 10 0 Calf 0 6 0 Manure . 2 10' 0 ; ■ .:. £3 16 0 ,Bjitteir';.ci^^,<i;-Vv;.;. Skim-milk '............................... ■ 2 0 0 Calf 0 6 0 Manuroi..:..;-.i,:;..'.;,i;.i;...; 1 , .:;..;;i. 1 ."'.;. 2 10 0 y Before;; cows start profit as 'Cow' du6e ; less \£3 165., or. £9 . 25... Gd;;'' cow' . supDly.- ': .butter-fa!ctory-|.J must 'pro,Alice:.£l2; 18s. 6d. less dGi.lGs.i i!' '. or £8 2s. 6d.; or,' say,' £9;' and .£8 respectively. ; '' out ihes'e'lcom;pilations i.ean only be,-! regarded . as. a to be very near the mark :in . most cases. Mr. J. S. ,'i Oughton,: jof Okaiawa, .tho weU-fcnown; .breeder'.. of. -draught 'horses, , has been : 'seleoted, v as 'jndgij;'of .■ draiigJits ■ at : tllo Dunedin'horse , paruao'to bb liold'on September '29.'. ' . ' ■ ,