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afifect either the producer or the consumer. In 

 other words, it appears from the study of this herd, 

 which is fairly representative, that so far as uni- 

 formity of composition of the daily mixed milk is 

 concerned, its sale on the fat basis would have been 

 entirely practicable. 



It was also found that it was not even necessary 

 to mix the milk of the whole herd. With care in 

 arranging the animals in the barn so that the milk- 

 ing might take a certain order, it was possible to 

 furnish from day to day a product that was prac- 

 tically uniform in composition. 



Notwithstanding the fact that different animals 

 showed a wide diiTerence in the composition of their 

 product, due to individuality, breed, feed, and period 

 of lactation, it was entirely practicable to furnish a 

 product that did not vary one-half per cent, in the 

 content of butter fat. 



THE QUART BASIS OF SELLING MILK UN- 

 FAIR TO PRODUCER AND CONSUMER 



The value of milk for butter-making depends 

 upon its content of butter fat. The value of this 

 product as market milk also depends upon the 

 amount of butter fat it contains and should be sold 

 on this basis, but is commonly sold on the quart 

 basis. The dairyman, therefore, who is producing 

 milk richer than the average is not receiving his 

 share of profits for the reason that, as a rule, it costs 

 more to produce rich milk than poor milk. To il- 



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