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farmers in whitewashing their barns twice a year, without charge. The 

 figures for the returns from milk sold are given in table 17. 



Milk products sold. Only seven farms sold butter, and one farm sold 

 200 pounds of cream. The figures are given in tables 18 and 19. 



Milk and milk products used. The value of all milk used on each farm 

 was calculated by multiplying the number of pounds used by the weighted 

 average price received for all milk sold from the farm. Some farmers 



TABLE 1 8. RETURNS FROM MILK PRODUCTS SOLD AND MILK AND ITS PRODUCTS 

 USED ON FARMS, 2058 Cows 



* Excluding buttermilk. 



fed more milk in months when the price was below the average price for 

 the year, and others fed more when the price was above the average. But 

 the quantity used in the house was practically uniform thruout the season. 

 Since the months in which milk was used were not ascertained, it was 

 necessary to use the average yearly price. The prices used in calculating 

 the value of skimmilk and buttermilk were those furnished by the farmers. 

 An average of 2130 pounds of milk per family was used. The figures are 

 given in table 18 and summarized in table 19. 



