KEEPING A COW

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 305, 18 September 1920, Page 10

KEEPING A COW

— f — APPROXIMATE ANNUAL COST HOW PRICES HAVE INCREASED A statement givine ">e/PP r^™ a a to co a °- mml cost of keening and milking a cow, ™d the resultant cost of Producing butSat in New Zealand, was presented by my W M Siusleton. of the Dairy, urn ston of the Blpartment of Agnrottw when giving evidence before the Butter Committee. >e first portion o the statement covered the Beason 1914-15, and was as follows:- Per cow . £ s. d. Per cow per annum, say 150 hours at 8d • F Gr d a7s from £90 worth of land per cow. rent of interest at 6 fig Q Extra C w?nt'er"'feel''f9o'd"fo'r.''two' horses, aud rcgrassing and ottiftcial fertilisers, ser cow ......... 1 * Eates and taxes on land gamine ■ one cow, varying in districts 0 to 155., say worth » M.. at oMJ l i,. p^ta7nddisss;"::::o«4 invested i. horse, cart and harness; depreSou, repairs, and renewals --- ° 7 8 K fulrlt ßU lUiation andfeed for 30 cow herd, £10 10b., per ?ft cow B De P iSion and maintenance on • buildings ..valued atJSOO;. at S nor cent., 50 cow herd, £25; won same; 30 cow herd, t\m.-£X& 10b.; per cow .» " S wfr r o ieS ßTaples, nails, cow. covers, leg ropes* upkeep windmills. pumpß, tanks, etc., say •_•_" | 15 5 ff calves reared, ai 31s 3a. per cow, 15s ; 9d.; i pie to 4 cow ? s! pig, ? t,545. per cow 13s. 6d.; value of houßei £350, at 8 per cent, £28, 18s. Bd.; value of farm produce used In house, Net cost of keeping a cow '^LL? If Herd averages 1601b. fat per cow cost producing IJJ-. f at . If herd averages 1801b. fat per cow cost producing lib. fat /•".•:■"•••{•"■ Average price paid by butter lac iC'ohicago MUk'-Comniission- of 1917 of production's a fecompense for his b Atotner Ve s?atement giving the ipproxi. mate cost of keoping a dairy cow in the 1915-20 season, to a dairy farmer nurchasng land v hin two years, was also presentcd by Mr. Singleton, and was as follows :— • ta or other .feed from £150 ' worth of land, interest at 6 per g q cent : 1 n 0 Rates and taxes per cow i " « Topdressing and "grassing 0 18 0 Hay, roots, and green crops 1 ' ' L l> b er U annum per cow, say 150 hours at Is. per hour ' iu u Herd Upkeep- .. ™ n 14 0 Interest ou cow worth £20 l i Losses by death and disease, at 10 per cent •. L u u ; ■Milk Delivery- -„„„„..j itl Interest on money invested in horses, wagon, harness, cans, etc depreciation and renewals on wagon, harness, cans, etc, ' say for 30 cows, £19; per cow 0 12 8 Interest, depreciation; and feed, say. for 30 cows, £10 10s.: Der , cow Bui'dings — Depreciation, maintenance on , buildings, valued at £750. at a per cent, for 30 cows. £37 10s.: insurance on same, £2 10s.; £40. per cow • Sundries- „„„„,•-. Horcshocing, leg-ropos, .renam. tanks, oumw. etc.; wire, staples, nails, etc x * 2610 0 Less revenue, ner cow— Say, 50 ner cent, of calves reared , at £3 3s. 6d. per cow, £1 11b. 9d.; 33 1-3 ner cent, of calves i skinned at 6b. per cow. 25.: sav. 1 nis to 4 cows, die at ±s Bs.' per cow. £1 75.; value of house £SCO at B'per cent.. £40. ner cow, £1 6s. Bd.; value of farm produce used in house, , £30. per cow £1. » 7 ° \ 21 2 7 If herd' averages 1601b. t>jvtler-fat ~. j per cow, cost producing lib. fat la ti.i [ If herd averages 1801b. butter-fat i per cow. cost Droducnie Jib tat is a.L If herd averages 2001b. butter-fat per cow. cost producing lib. fat is »•■) > Average price paid by butter factories per lb. fat «•' A table giving the list of prices and percentage increases m the years l and 1920 was also supplied, the detailß f

beta* a. follow:- , Percent _ - 1914, 1920. In- £ s. d. £ a. d. creaBo. Cows, per head ... 8 10 0 20 (10 135,3 Milk-cans. Meal. ... 10 0 3 15 0 150 Fertilisers, per ton 611 8 13 16 8 110 Benzine, per case 016 0 1 18 u iw.0 Casual labour, ner .. „ hour 0 1 0 0 2 6 150 Labour and upkeep, per week 2 7 0 3 18 0 « Interest on land... 5 8 0 9 0 0 66 Milk waizons 47 10 {0 82 15 0 74.2 Separators ™, Grass Beeda ™ Pollard, 2001b 0 14 6 14 0 65.5 Calf foods, per - 1001b 10" 112 D ,#■ Fencine wire 10 0 0 55 0 0 450 Galvanised-iron ...18 0 0 70 0 0 288.8 Cement, per ban 0 i 6 0 7 9 121.4 Boilers 4010 0 60 0 0 97.5 Milking machines, 4-cow plant .233 5 0 250 0 0 7.2 Railway freicht on ,, , , ,,„ Br. 50 miles 0 10 2 U 4 6 140 +Xow Bcalo. Estimated cost producine lib. fat, from cow yidtline 1801b. fat 16.5d. 28.2d. 71 Payment for l'.b. fat, 191*5. from butter factories 13.5d. 19.4d. 43.7 Lof.s on producing lib. fat 3d. 8.8d. 193.3