The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-08-03

age daily net profit per COW of cents
more than the Holsteins, OF l2} cents
more than the Brown Swiss, and of 20
cents more than the Shorthorns. The
Jerseys produced g ola pound more
solids not fat to the 100 pounds of milk
than Holsteins. The HOlsteins average
72l lbs. more solids not fat per COW than
the Jerseys, it cost them $5.4S per COW
more to produce it, giving the Jerseys a
lead in net profit of $3.50 per COW in
solids not fat, or a total lead in Glass B
Of 81 7.06 per COW.
In Glass B the best Jersey made net
profit OF $67,76 at cost Of $3l. so, a re-
turn of 2ll per cent; the best Holstein
made S66, so at a cost OF 1861, 1888 per
cent; the best Brown Swiss made $45. .l6
at a cost of $33. .49, 1876 per cent; the best
ShOrthOrn made net profit of $47. .35 at
a cost OF SISSY, return of l65 per cent.
The poorest Jersey made a return OF
1884 per cent, the poorest Holstein "a
per cent, the poorest Brown Swiss l05
per cent, the poorest Shorthorn 951a per
cedt. While the Holsteins produced
l430 pounds more milk per COW than the
Jerseys, the value of the Jersey milk
based on the fats and solids not fat was
$l.5S more per COW than the Holstein
milk; thus the 1920 pounds excess per
COW of Holstein milk was handled at q
loss.
The milk of the Jersey herd was pro-
duced at cost in feed Of So cents per
100 lbs., and the Holstein at a cost OF
5325 cents, so that the Jersey milk cost
4 cents less per hundred than the Hol.
stein. But this statement does not con-
clude the matter, for the Jersey milk
contained Az per cent fat and 1876 per
cent total solids; while the Holstein
milk contained "a per cent fat and IL 3
per cent total solids. If we consider the
Jersey milk to have been worth say
$llS per hundred, then the Holstein
milk would be worth 85 cents per hun
dred.
The Jersey milk contained 8.S per
cent solids not fat, against 10 per cent
solids not fat in the HOlstein milk. The
Jersey herd produced total solids at a
cost in feed of 4.3 cents per pound, and
the Holstein herd produced total solids
at cost of Al cents per pound. In
Glass B-"for the economic production
of milk for all purposes related to dairy
ing"-the Jerseys, with production
uf milk averaging 4l.5 pounds per COW
per day, returned net pr oft of 45 cents
per COW per day. The Holsteins, with
a production of milk averaging 53.4 lbs.
per COW per day, returned profit of 80
cents per COW per day.
The next important work to be under
taken at the Cascade Locks is the com.
pletion of the land wall of the upper
lock. The earth bank now takes the
place of the lock wall. The estimated
cost of this item is approximately $780,
900, which amount is asked for. So far
1884 Az go has been appropriated for
the canal. During the fiscal year the
locks have been operated continuously,
and during August and September the
lock walls were cleaned. A valve was
also repaired at cost of $1,000. Allot.
ments SO far for the locks amount to
$50, ,232.17. The expense of operating
the locks for the year amounts to $S,-
93l. 81. During the year 1918 boats
passed the locks, carrying 50, ,l66 tons OF
freight and "a, ,4O3 passengers. The ton
mage OF these crafts amounted to &c.,
073 Bound down, 25,59S, 800 pounds
of wheat passed through the locks, and
the flour shipments amounted to 1885,
500 pounds, while miscellaneous grain
shipments aggregated 6,297 900. Fruit
shipments amounted to 1873, 600
pounds.