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IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



for the year would be about 31 cents per pound based on the grade 

 of extras. The high price realized for the best grades of creamery- 

 butter is not surprising when we take into account the limited supply 

 of fine butter and the price quoted for the best grade is really not 

 high by comparison with quotations of former years when we consider 

 the percentage of increase in the price of other food products and the 

 like increase in value of feeds that are consumed by dairy animals. 

 Herewith we give a table showing the average price of butter by months 

 covering a period of twelve years. 



SHOWING AVERAGE MONTHLY PRICE OP EXTRA CREAMERY BUTTER IN NEW 



YORK MARKET. 



