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two herds 140 pounds of cheese, selling at 10 cents a pound net, what 

 will be the dividend of each for thirty days on the basis of the weight 

 of milk delivered by each? (c) What will be the monthly dividend of 

 each on the milk-fat basis ? (d) Does A gain or lose by milk-fat basis, 

 and how much a month ? (e) Does B gain or lose by weight of milk 

 basis, anil how much a month? (f) Calculate A's and B's daily gain 

 or loss per cow for season of 180 days by each method of making 

 dividends. 



(2) A dairyman's herd produced during the factory season 18,000 

 pounds of milk, which contained 684 pounds of milk fat. (a) What 

 was the average per cent of fat in the milk during the season ? (b) How 

 much ripened cheese did the milk produce, allowing 2.6 pounds of 

 cheese for 1 pound of milk fat? (c) How much milk was required to 

 make 1 pound of cheese? (d) How much cheese was made from 100 

 pounds of milk ? 



(3) Herd A with 10 cows produces during the factory season 36,000 

 pounds of milk, containing 3.6 per cent of fat. Herd B with 8 cows 

 produces 30,000 pounds of milk, containing 4.5 per cent of fat. (a) 

 Which herd produces more milk fat, and how much? (b) What will 

 be the receipts of each herd on the milk-fat basis, assuming that each 

 pound of milk fat nets 20 cents? (c) W^hat would be the difference in 

 the dividends of each, if payment were made on basis of weight of 

 milk? (d) Assuming that the cost of keeping each cow is the same, 

 which is the more profitable herd? 



