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FARM ARITHMETIC. 



440. How much greater in cents and in per cent is the 

 cost of producing one pound of butter from the beef 

 type than from the dairy type, when the former produce 

 butter fat at a cost of 17.5 cents per pound and the latter 

 at a cost of 12.1 cents ? 



441. Suppose two dairymen produce each 4,000 

 pounds of butter fat annually. One has the beef type of 

 cattle, the other the dairy type. What is the difference 



$12. 



$10. 



$5. 



DaysO 



25d 



500 



750 



1000 



1250 1500 



RELATION BETWEEN COST PER 100 POUNDS OF GAIN AND AGE IN DAYS. 



in profits when the cos* of butter by the beef type is 

 17.5 cents and by the dairy type 12.1 cents a pound ? 



442. In the last problem assume the average net selling 

 price of butter to be 25 cents and determine the profits 

 of each dairyman. 



Value of Succulent Food. 



443. At the New Jersey station a silage ration was 



