FARM ANIMALS. 



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COST OF PRODUCING BUTTER FAT. 



447. At what cost per pound is butter produced by 

 cow No. 1? 



448. By cow No. 2? 



449. By cow No. 3 ? 



450. By cow No. 4? 



451. By cow No. 5? 



452. By cow No. 6 ? 



453. When butter sells at 25 cents per pound, what 

 is the profit or loss during the year from cow No. 1 ? 



454. From cow No. 2? 



455. From cow No. 3 ? 



456. From cow No. 4 ? 



457. From cow No. 5? 



458. From cow No. 6 ? 



Important truth. Some cows are very profitable to 

 their owners ; others are kept at a loss. A record must 

 be kept, that unprofitable cows may be eliminated from 

 the herd and their places filled by good ones. 



Sheep. The sheep is the plant-scavenger of the farm. 



