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Table X contains a summary of the gross receipts for each herd for the 

 two years. Besides giving the total pounds of milk produced, the aver- 

 age production for the herd is shown. Following these columns is the 

 average price of milk per gallon which the farmer received when de- 

 livered at the distributing plant or railway dock in Grand Kapids. The 

 reader will keep in mind the fact that the prices actually paid were sea- 

 sonal. While the practice was not entirely uniform, many of the pro- 

 ducers sold for a summer price during four months of the year, and for 

 a winter price during the remaining eight months. The average gallon 

 price, as shown in the table, is obtained by dividing the farmer's entire 

 milk receipts by the number of gallons sold. 



The total value of milk produced includes not only that which was sold 

 for the city milk trade, but also all the milk used on the farm or in the 

 farmer's household. As previously stated, all milk used on the farm was 

 charged at the price which it would have netted the producer at his milk 

 house. 



Table X also contains the credits for manure produced by each herd. 

 An explanation of these credits has already been given under the head- 

 ing "Manure" on page 9. 



The total herd receipts for each of the two years, and the average re- 

 ceipts per cow, complete the table. At the bottom of the table the gen- 

 eral average of each of the items will be found. 



