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MANAGEMENT OF DAIRY PLANTS 



TABLE XXI 



COMPARISON OF QUALITY (AVERAGE SCORE) AND AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OP 

 BRANDED AND UNBRANDED BUTTER 



[Retail prices expressed in margins between prices paid and local quotations 



for Extras] 



The production of American butter is not uniform in quantity 

 during the year, for that reason it becomes necessary to store 

 some of the butter that is produced at the time when the 

 production is the largest. About three-quarters of the hold- 

 ings in the cold storage warehouses are stored during the 

 months of June and July. Bell and Franklin l (Fig. 26) 

 found that the cold storage ware houses contained the most 

 butter in September, after which it was reduced until it con- 

 tained the least in May. 



It has become possible by storing butter to stabilize the 

 prices somewhat, moreover, it provides a supply in the season 

 when the production is below the demand. Storing of butter 

 will naturally increase the cost of marketing as it involves 

 special expenses such as storage charges, interest on the invest- 

 ment, insurance, and shrinkage. 



U. S. Dep. of Agriculture, Bui. 709, 1918. 



