Labor requirements of dairy farms as influenced by milking machines / by Harold N. Humphrey.
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture,
1916.
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| Series: | Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture ;
no. 423. |
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Table of Contents:
- Facts brought out
- Sources of data. pp. 2.
- Areas studied. pp. 5.
- Labor requirements of dairy farmer. pp .6.
- Size of herd and labor requirements. pp. 7.
- The milking machine. pp. 10.
- Comparative cost of milking by hand and by machine. pp. 14.
- Effect on cows. pp. 15.
- Effect of age of cow on efficiency of milking machines. pp. 16.
- Stage of lactation period
- Efficiency of milking combinations. pp. 17.