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(2.) In Creameries Where Milk is Purchased. — Under this division 

 come those cases where patrons sell their milk outright for such a 

 price as may be agreed upon. In. such cases, a standard may be 

 adopted and milk paid for according to this standard. For example, 

 suppose the proprietor of a creamery agrees to pay at the rate of one 

 dollar a hundred for milk -containing 4 per cent, of fat, the price 

 being greater or less than this in proportion as the per cent, of 

 fat is above or below 4 per cent. Paying one dollar for 100 pounds 

 of milk containing 4 per cent, of fat is equivalent to paying 25 cents 

 a pound for milk-fat. Applyiog this rate to the illustration given 

 above, we have the following: 



