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winter for the labor that is needed in the summer 

 time. 



Cheese factory. The returns for milk delivered 

 to the creamery and cheese factory have depended 

 largely on market prices for butter and cheese, vary- 

 ing from one season to another. The whey has a 

 less feeding value than skim milk because there is 

 little or no casein in it. When sweet, the sugar and 

 albumen in it make it a desirable feed for hogs 

 especially. 



Condensing factory. The condensing factories 

 have paid the highest prices and been the most ex- 

 acting buyers of milk, probably not exceeded and in 

 but few cases equaled by the requirements of the 

 purchaser for shipping: The process of condensing 

 seems to require that milk should be particularly 

 free from taints and faults ; if not, the loss is almost 

 complete, not merely a slight reduction in the price 

 for which the product can be sold. This led to strict 

 requirements as to feed used, efficient cooling, and 

 regular delivery. Because of these requirements 

 and the profits possible, prices paid by the condens- 

 ing factories have made the most attractive markets 

 the milk producer has who is within reach of one of 

 them. 



Milk shipping. The shipping of milk in cans by 

 the individual has been superseded in many sections 

 of the country by the shipping station where the 

 producer delivers his milk to be cooled and shipped 

 in refrigerator cars. For the Boston market, milk is 

 handled almost entirely in two-gallon cans filled and 

 loaded on to the train by the producer. It is claimed 



