i2o AGRICULTURE 



Fat . . 85 per cent. 



Casein . . i ,, 



Salt . 2 



Water . .12 



Except under most favourable circum- 

 stances, butter-making is the least profitable 

 branch of dairying. It takes usually three 

 gallons of ordinary cow's milk to produce 

 i Ib. butter, which realises on an average 

 is. 2d. per Ib. This equals only just over 

 4jd. per gallon. 



MILK SELLING 



This is the most profitable and least 

 troublesome method of disposing of milk on 

 a dairy farm. In many cases, where formerly 

 butter and cheese were largely made, raw 

 milk is now the staple commodity. The 

 composition of good milk is as follows : 



Water .... 87-60 

 Fat 3-25 



Casein . , , . 3-40 



