10 DAIRY FARMING 



their fathers. Perhaps the most important thing that they 

 learn is to persist in necessary work even when they would 

 rather not. While helping with the chores the children are 

 learning and at the same time helping to increase the family 

 income. 



12. Receipts from Dairy Products. Corn is the most 

 valuable product of American farms but most of it is fed on 

 the farm. Dairy products are probably the largest single 

 source of income of American farmers. The dairy products 

 sold from farms in 1909 amounted to nearly $500,000,000. 

 The value of both cotton and wheat sold exceeded this . But if 

 the cattle and calves that are also a product of the dairy were 

 combined with the milk, the receipts from these sales would 

 probably exceed the sales of any other product. 



QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS 



1. Get the local retail prices of butter, cheese, milk, skim- 

 milk, and sirloin steak. Make a table showing the amount of 

 protein and energy value that $1 will buy in each product. 



2. Define " per capita." Define " dry matter." 



3. Find the amount of milk and butter used per person in 10 

 to 12 families in your region. Average these and compare with 

 the averages given on page 4. Each student may report on one 

 family, or more if there are not 10 students in the class. 



4. From the census reports for your state find the population 

 and the number of dairy cows for your county. How many per- 

 sons are there for one cow? Compare with Table 2. What 

 dairy products are shipped into your county? What products 

 are shipped out of the county ? 



5. Repeat question 4 for your state. 



6. What was the total value of all dairy products sold in your 

 county in 1909 ? In your state ? Which of the dairy products sold 

 are most important? 



7. What was the value of dairy products compared with other 

 leading farm products in your state ? 



