Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-10-26

4Prepared by the United States Depart.
ment OF Agriculture)
The percentage Of butter fat in milk
cannot be determined from the appear
ance Of the COW and 1t cannot be
changed greatly by care or feeding,
Good care and feeding increase the
quantity OF milk given by the COW,
hence the total butter fat produced is
increased. The percentage of butter
Cat, however, remains fairly constant
Tor each individual, except that varia-
tons may occur with the period Of lac
4atlon, the first and last parts Of the
milking, and the age of the COW.
Calculation Of Records.
The daily weights of milk produced
BY each COW are added and the total
for the month multiplied by the per-
lcentage Of butter fat In the milk to
obtain the amount Of butter fat pro-
tiuced during the month. For exam
D1e, the COW Fannie gave 1866
pounds Of milk In January, 1915, and
1t tested 40 per cent. Then 1906 X
40 per cent BAIT pounds Of butter
Eat.
The next step is the calculation of
the value of the butter fat, which in
this case was IS cents per pound. Thus
Fannie produced SALT pounds Of but
ter fat, worth $18.96. Similar calcu-
aations are made for the other cows
and entered on the milk sheet.
The value Of the skim milk Is deter
mined by calculating the skim milk as
so per cent Of the whole milk and Civ
ing it a value of % cents per 100
pounds. Thus, Fannie is credited with
B84 pounds Of skim milk, which Is 80
per cent of 1,105.6, worth 1921.
The value of the skim milk is added
10 the value of the butter fat, and the
total cost Of the feed consumed is
deducted to obtain the profit over the
cost of the feed. Thus Fannie's but
ter fat was worth $3.50, and the skim
milk, 1921, total of SPLIT. Deduct
ing the cost Of her feed, S7.8S, leaves
1894 profit in January. This COW has
b good dairy conformation, q we'll
shaped udder, and good barrel capac-
lily, Indicating that she can turn large
quantities Of roughage into milk.
Diamond, No. 81, shows profit of
1924 or only about half as much as
Fannie. We must, take into consid-
leratlon, however, the fact that Fannie
had but recently freshened, while Dia-
hnond was well along In her lactation
period.
Diana, No. 81, shows a much
smaller profit, namely, 1901, although
she produced within pounds of the
quantity Of milk produced by Diamond.
This is due to the fact that her milk
tested Ia per cent less, which made a
difference of pounds Of butter fat
for the month, and that she consumed
more feed than Diamond.
Pet, No. 81, produced only 451 pounds
bf milk, but it tested Sc per cent, max
ang 25.26 pounds Of butter fat. She
hte less, so that her feed cost was
$518 as compared with $40 for
Diana. With a high percentage of but
ter fat in her milk, and a smaller
quantity Of feed consumed, her profit
was $461 for the month.
Myrtle was near the end Of her lac
aation period, so that her feed cost
was $1.55 more than the value Of the
milk produced. She has poor dairy
contemplation and judged only by her
january record might have been elm
mated from the herd. It must be
noted, however, that she was nearly
dry. During the year she never pro-
iuced very large quantity Of milk at
b milking, but she was persistent
milker, so that in profit over cost Of
Feed she stood second In the herd.
Ellen was dried off early In the
month, and although the cost Of her
feed was only $272, her loss for the
month was $1.41. She is more Of
beef than dairy type, and her record
FOR the year shows that she was dry
Tour months and produced only 1885
pounds Of butter fat.
Blanche freShened the latter part OF
the month and showed loss Of u
cents. Her profit for the year was
only s19.45, owing to her low produc-
dion and to the large quantity Of feed
she consumed.
These records clearly show that one
months record is not sufficient EVIL
hence to condemn a COW. for the low
production may be due to advanced
Iactation (the COW may be nearly dry).
aIlness, lack of proper feed tthe pas
kure may have dried up), etc. Too of
hen the results shown on the record
sheet fail to confirm the judgment Of
The owner.
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Every month throughout the year