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THE BUSINESS OF DAIRYING 



per hundred to be 75^ cents. The difference, there- 

 fore, between the cost and selling price of the milk 

 represents the dairyman's profits when he performs 

 the work himself. 



Assuming that the milk produced by the above 

 34 cows had been sold for $i per hundred, a profit 

 of 2.^/2 cents would have been realized from every 

 hundred pounds, or a total of $526.48 for the year's 

 production, besides the additional gain represented 

 by the 370 tons of manure. At 3^ cents per quart, 

 the profits would have amounted to $1,818.44, be- 

 sides the additional gain from the manure a good 

 salary for a dairyman. 



The average production per year for the 7 years 

 is shown to be 181,345 pounds, equivalent to 83,186 



Average Cost of Producing Milk for Seven Years 



