§ Mr. LOUGHasked the President of the Board of Agriculture what is the daily cost at the present rates of feeding stuffs to feed a cow in full milk; and, making a fair allowance for labour at the increased rates of wages and depreciation, at the enhanced price of cattle, and taking the present daily production of an average herd of cattle, whether he can state what is the cost per gallon of producing milk?
§ Sir R. WINFREYIt is not possible to give any trustworthy figure to represent the present daily cost of feeding a dairy cow, which will depend, among other factors, upon the proportion the food produced upon the farm bears to the purchased feeding stuffs. The hon. Member will find in the journal of the Board for November last a number of estimates of the cost of producing milk under various conditions. No general figure or percentage can be given which will represent the additional costs at the present time.