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poultry, and garden produce as we have 

 suggested should be adopted in the pro- 

 duction of milk. 



We turn now to the production of butter 

 on the Small Holding, Where the milk 



produced is sufficient to in- 

 Butter. 



duce the small holder to sell 



the whole at market price if he can do so 

 advantageously, it is evident that butter- 

 making is out of the question; but where a 

 portion is sold by retail or the whole retained 

 upon the farm, butter may frequently be 

 produced with profit to the maker. Where 

 milk is retailed, customers are sometimes 

 induced to order butter, believing it to be 

 superior to the imported article which they 

 obtain at the grocer's shop. This being the 

 case, the maker should employ every means 

 in his power to produce a sample which will 

 give satisfaction and consequently increase 

 his sales. Butter-making as an industry is 

 of no value to a man who does not make the 

 best and realise the highest price obtainable. 

 It is only when the milk is rich, and the cows 

 are fed upon suitable rations, inasmuch as 

 there are many foods which are adapted to 

 the production of milk intended for sale 

 which impart a disagreeable flavour or 



