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Total value of all dairy products sold 

 Average value of dairy products sold per farm 



7. Compared with the preceding census, which of the following 

 are increasing and which decreasing : number of cows ; butter made 

 on farms ; butter made in factories ; cheese. In each case give the 

 reasons for the change. 



8. A similar study may be made for the county. 



9. How may steers and bulls born before 1909, and born in 1909, 

 are there in your state or county for each 100 dairy cows ? Compare 

 with Table 23, page 207. What proportion do dairy cows represent 

 of all cattle? Compare with Table 22, page 203. 



10. How many beef and dairy cows were there in your state or 

 county? How many heifers born in 1909? How many cows for 

 each heifer? Compare with the figures on page 214. 



11. Are the calves in your region raised, or sold for veal? If 

 sold, at what age? 



12. Does your region produce all its dairy cows? Does it pro- 

 duce any to be shipped to other regions ? 



13. About what proportion of the cows in the dairy herds of 

 your region are replaced each year? 



14. At what time of the year is most of the milk, butter, or cheese 

 of your region produced ? Why ? 



COLLATERAL READING 

 Farm Management, G. F. Warren, pp. 43-103, 276-278. 



