THE DEVELOPMENT OF DAIRYING 



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Of course some butter and cheese is produced in all 

 moiiths. The problem is whether to have the cows freshen 

 in t lie spring, and thereby have most of the production made 

 on } >asture ; or to have them freshen in the fall, and therefore 

 hav< v most of the production made in- winter. It is perfectly 

 clea - that the majority of farmers find that the summer dairy 

 pay ^ best for cheese and butter. Many of those who sell 

 market milk have the cows freshen in the fall. 



TAB LE 26. FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE FARM PRICES OF BUTTER IN 

 THE UNITED STATES, 1910-1914 ; AND THREE-YEAR AVERAGE 

 PRICES OP MARKET MILK AT SHIPPING STATIONS, 1913-1915 



The average farm price of butter in the United States by 

 months is given in Table 26, also the average farm price of 

 milk that is shipped to the leading cities. The highest 

 price of milk is reached in December. The June price is 



1 U. S. Dept. Agr., Weekly News Letter to Crop Correspondents, Sept. 

 24, 1913, Jan. 20, 1915, Apr. 28, 1915. 



2 U. S. Dept. Agr., Yearbooks. 



