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DAIRY LABORATORY GUIDE 



EXERCISE 4 



THE MARKETING OF ICE CREAM 



Object : To determine the value of milk containing vary- 

 ing percentages of butter-fat when marketed as ice cream and 

 skimmilk. 



Apparatus : Samples of milk, scales, and testing outfit. 



Steps : 1 . Determine the percentage of butter-fat in the 

 milk from the different patrons. 



2. Determine the number of quarts of 25% cream from 

 100 pounds of milk from each patron. 



3. Determine the number of quarts of ice cream that can 

 be made from the cream of each patron, allowing a 30% over- 

 run. 



4. Find the total market value of the ice cream at local 

 prices and the skimmilk at ^c per pound. 



Data: 



Application: 1. If the product of a cow giving 5000 

 pounds of 4% milk in one year be marketed as ice cream, what 

 will be the total cash returns at local prices, estimating the 

 skimmilk at 50c per hundred? 



2. Which form of marketing the products of the herd will 

 bring the dairyman the largest total cash returns? 



