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DAIRY FARMING 



Considering the value of skim-milk and the labor of making 

 butter, which would be the best way to sell? 



11. The prices paid for milk by the Borden Company from April, 

 1915, to March, 1916, were as follows, in the region where the freight 

 to New York is 26 cents per 40-quart can. 



The above prices will be paid to dairymen where they maintain, 

 during this contract, conditions scoring not less than 25 per cent on 

 equipment and 43 per cent on methods, according to the New York 

 Department of Health Score Card, as scored by the Company's rep- 

 resentatives. Dairymen scoring less than 25 per cent on equip- 

 ment and 43 per cent on methods, will receive ten cents per 100 

 pounds less than the above schedule. Milk of intermediate com- 

 position was paid for at corresponding prices. 



Calculate the average price for the year for milk with each 

 per cent of fat. 



What is the average price for fat in 3 per cent milk ? What is 

 paid per pound for the additional fat in 4 per cent milk ? In 5 per 

 cent milk? What is the price for the additional fat above 3 per 

 cent in all cases ? 



12. If skim-milk is worth as much as found in problem 8, at what 

 price would butter have to be sold to bring as much as the average 

 price paid by the Borden Company for 3 per cent milk ? For 5 per 

 cent milk? 



13. Using the average production given on page 42, what would 

 be the value of the milk for one year for a cow of each breed ? 



