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tiplied by 2.5. This method favors milk poorer in fat, making the 
yield of cheese larger in relation to the cheese-solids in the milk 
than in richer milk. 
In calculating the money value of cheese, an average price of 
Io cents a pound is used, equivalent to green cheese at 9% cents ° 
a pound, 
In calculating the profit derived from selling milk in the form 
of cheese, an allowance of 12% cents a hundred pounds of milk 
is made for the feeding and fertilizing materials taken from the 
farm. The summary of results is given as follows: 
TABULATED SUMMARY GIVING COMPARISON OF RESULTS SECURED WITH DIF- 
FERENT BREEDS OF DAIRY CATTLE WITH REFERENCE TO THE PRODUCTION OF 
CHEESE. AVERAGE PER Cow FOR ONE PErRtIop (10 MONTHS) OF LACTATION. 
{ | 
American- : 
Ayr- Guern- | Holstein- Short- 
Holder- shire. Devon sey. |Friesian. Jersey. horn. 
ness. 
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Number of cows. .........-. 2) 4 3 4 4 4 1 
Total number of periods of : 
RGM mete cc cts ete retest.» 4 12 5 6 4 il 2 
Pounds of fatin milk....... 213.1). 24458) 183_3|-- 285.5 266.1| 282.1) 269.0 
Pounds of casein in milk..... 139.3] 164.7} 112.1) 155.4 185.0] 150.8} 172.9 
Pounds of green cheese pro- | | | 
Ei SEG len Gale ee aee p aeik eee 582.7) 681.1] 481.9) 702.6 755.2) 687.3) 728.2 
Pounds of cheese made from | | 
HOGES:-o famille 8 heii ese 10.18 9.98} 12.10} 13.05 Or 54/1862)" 5 12)08 
Pounds of milk required to 
make one pound of cheese.. 9.82} 10.02) 8.27} 7.66 10.48 inoe 8.31 
Pounds of cheese made for : | 
one pound of fat in milk... 2a 2.77| 2.63] 2.46 2.84! 2.43 wei (al 
Percentage of fat in cheese... 36.57| 35.95] 38.04); 40.63 35.24; 41.05} 36.94 
Percentage of casein in cheese. 23.90} 24.20) 23.26) 22.12 24.50)" 21°94)" 230-74 
Percentage of water, ash, etc. | 
AIM ENCESE Sn to Xkee eas 39.53} 39.85] 38.70) 37.25 40.26) 37.06; 39.32 
Cost of one pound of cheese 
SIBCOMUS HO es ces Seis 7.36 7.241 7.78 6.57 Gare 6.62 6.35 
Money value of cheese pro- | 
Bi C6 be cas ier Oe ROE IIR f $56 33) $65 84/$46 58 $67.92) $73 00) $66 44| $70 39 
Profit from cheese.......... $5 62| $7 00| $3 06) $13 87! $12 02) $13 42) $15 06 
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COMPARATIVE PROFITS DERIVED FROM SELLING MILK, 
BUTTER, CREAM AND CHEESE.*5 
A question of practical importance, now often asked by dairy- 
men, relates to the form in which milk can be sold. From what 
form of product can the greatest profit be derived, from selling 
milk as milk or from selling it in the form of cream, butter or 
cheese? Several different factors enter into a complete answer of 
such a question. One of them may be cost of transportation to the 
best market. Another may be the greater relative market value 
* Bul. 89; also Rpt. 14:11-26 (1895). 
