Show imatt ratio MILK PAIL MUST FIX COWS WORTH scale of values found in experiment at cornell comell A dairy cow Is worth no more than she ehe Is able to return in three years above feed labor and miscellaneous expenses in addition to a reasonable profit to the owner for his investment says E M S Harri harrlson sou of the new york state college of agriculture cost records of a herd of 83 36 cows used for experimental work at cornell university show that cows milk ing in between and pounds of milk filled by a few dollars to pay feed labor and other costs the total cost for each thousand pounds of milk above pounds was waa about 8 L when milk Is worth a hundred pounds this means an increased net nei return of 20 for or 1000 pounds of milk the average productive period for replacement in a herd Is three year according to mr air harrlson on this basis a pound cow gives 60 more net profit during the three year productive period thai does an pound cow likewise a aund poun I 1 cow shows a net return of more in the three year than an pound cow for conditions under which the experimental peri mental herd Is managed the following prices could be paid for replacement cows he says seven thou sand pound cows are unprofitable an SODO pound cow asworth la ts worth SOO 90 a exo pound cow Is worth a pound cow Is worth an 1 pound cow Is worth and a 15 pound cow Is worth |