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If a certain number of farmers could be in- 

 duced to adopt this course, the market price of 

 milk would be considerably enhanced. Wher- 

 ever possible milk should be sold by weight, 

 and according to the amount of butter fat which 

 it contains. This method is always adopted in 

 the case of selling to factories or creameries, 

 where the milk is tested immediately on 

 delivery: the farmer obtains from is. to 

 is. id. per Ib. of butter fat, and he also 

 receives back the separated milk. By this 

 means the man who keeps well-bred cows 

 and feeds them properly is placed in a much 

 better position than his neighbour, who 

 perhaps cares nothing for the quality of the 

 milk and feeds only for quantity. 



Unfortunately, this system is hardly prac- 

 ticable except in the above instances, where 

 it should always be insisted upon. 



In talking of milk selling it should be 

 mentioned that there is an increasing demand 

 for sterilised milk. The appliances for doing 

 this are now so simplified that it would be 



