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vative quantity of 600 gallons in one year, would 

 therefore bring in a financial return almost from ij 

 to 2\ times her value in cash. 



From this, of course, has to be deducted the 

 cost of production, depreciation in value of cow, 

 interest on capital, cost of delivery, bad debts, 

 upkeep of bottles, etc., but in any case the reader 

 is assured of a substantial profit. 



Sale of Milk Wholesale. 



This may be subdivided into three heads : 



(1) By Contract. It is sometimes possible for 

 a producer to get a yearly contract to supply some 

 such institution as an hospital or an hotel with a 

 good deal of milk at a fixed price per gallon all the 

 year round. Or he may have two or three such 

 contracts. The price usually obtainable in this 

 case is is. to is. 6d. per gallon. This will be found 

 to yield a most satisfactory profit. It has much to 

 recommend it, as there are usually no bad debts, 

 while the cost of delivery is usually considerably 

 lower and there is no upkeep of bottles to consider. 



(2) By Disposal to a Pasteurizing Centre, which 

 buys the milk outright, making a profit or loss on 

 the retailing. In this case the supplier is assured 

 of a regular and certain monthly settlement with 

 no fear of bad debts. The price usually obtainable 

 is from get. to is. per gallon, depending on the time 

 of year and the amount of supplies available. 



This method of disposal is suited only to those 



