Practical Dairy Problems 



1547 



The following table gives the pounds of milk delivered, the percentage 

 of fat, the percentage of fat plus 2, and the number used in figuring the 

 rate, as compared with the pounds of fat delivered. 



Patron 

 no 



I :^,5oo 



2 



3^ 



4. 



5' 

 6, 



7- 

 8, 



9 



10. 



Total , 



791-85 



Taking the same amount of money to be divided as in the case where 

 the payment was made on the fat basis, this is $199.50 to be divided 

 among the patrons for their milk delivered. 



Dividing $199.50 by 791.85 gives a rate of .25194. Answer. 



In the following table there is given the amount of money each patron 

 rhould receive for his milk: 



Patron 

 no. 



1 . 



2 . 



3- 



4- 



5- 

 6. 



7- 

 8. 



9- 

 10, 



calculating the rate on the FAT-AND-CASEIN basis in a COOPERA- 

 TIVE CHEESE FACTORY 



Since casein enters so largely into the composition of cheese, patrons 

 of cheese factories are sometimes paid for their milk on the basis of both 

 its fat and its casein content. When this is done the method of finding 

 the rate is essentially the same as when the patrons are paid on a fat basis. 

 The number of pounds of fat and that of casein are added and the net 



