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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Profit 



$ 2.09 



The books of another butcher give the following figures regarding the 

 sale of various kinds of meats: 



Cost of doing business 181/4%. The biggest value is in beef, which 

 gives a good percentage on beef and enables the butcher to sell other 

 articles cheaper. 



That prices may vary greatly is shown in the table on the following 

 page. 



ADVANTAGES OF DAIRYING 



Dairying maintains the fertility of the soil. 



Dairying furnishes a steady income. 



Dairying furnishes a steady employment of labor. 



The market for dairy products is steady. 



Dairying utilizes unsalable roughage. 



Dairying affords opportunity for increased income. 



Dairying utilizes waste land. 



