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THE BOOK OF CHEESE 



TABLE XXVIII 



SHOWING PAYMENTS FOR MILK BY FAT-PLUS-TWO METHODS 



TABLE XXIX 



SHOWING THE COMPARISON OF THE DIFFERENT METHODS 

 OF PAYING FOR MILK AT CHEESE FACTORIES 



A careful study of the above table shows that the pool- 

 ing system is in favor of the dairy-man with the poor 

 milk, and that the fat basis favors the dairy-man with 

 the rich milk. This is due, of course, to the fact that the 

 casein does not increase in the milk quite in proportion 

 to the fat. With the pooling system or fat basis of pay- 

 ment, no account is taken of the casein ; but the fat-plus- 

 two system is an attempt to recognize the casein, but 

 considers the percentage of casein in all milk to be the 



