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1885, while the production increased 150 per cent. The fact that an 

 average of about 26 cents per pound was returned to the patron for 

 the butter in 1888 shows that the product must have been of the very 

 highest quality, for it averaged over 30 cents per pound during the 

 entire year. Indeed, this factory claims the distinction of command- 

 ing the top of the market and selling on the average for a higher 

 price than any other creamery in the Eastern States. Its product in 

 December, 1888, and January, 1889, sold as high as 38 cents per pound. 

 While the increased business reduced the expenses to less than 4J 

 cents per pound, it should be noted that the total expenses of the 

 creamery in 1888 were only about 62 per cent, greater than the ex- 

 penses in 1885, while the product in 1888 was 150 per cent, more than 

 the product of 1885. In other words, the ratio of expense to in- 

 crease of business was as 1 to 2, emphasizing most clearly the benefits 

 of doing as large a business as the plant will accommodate. 



The following is a statement of the business of the Ellington 

 Creamery, by months, for the year 1888: 



*Average. 



The following is a statement of the business of the Wapping (Con- 

 necticut) Creamery and Butter Factory, by months, for the year 1888: 



Ninety-five patrons, 850 cows. 



