Show higher producing cows found most profitable Profit abl A summary of nearly indiana dairy herd improvement association records shows that animals producing less than alinn pounds of butterfat butt arfat yearly hod had an annual incese over cost of feed of after paying for their feed which amounted to the feed cost to produce pounds of milk was since cost ot of feed is approximately one half of the total cost of production the owners of these cows did not receive a very large profit from their investment cows which produced from SOO to pounds of fat annually showed a feed cost of only DO cents per pounds of milk it would seem therefore that cows producing at least pounds of fat or pounds of milk annually are much more profitable than lower producers the corresponding standard for hafers would be at least pounds the first year |