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PROFITABLE DAIRYING 



Milk, Whole 



Cheese, Full Cream. 

 Condensed Milk, 



Sweetened 



Eggs 



Beef, Round 



Codfish, Salt 



Oysters 



Tomatoes 



Bananas 



Apples 



Weight 



Pounds | Ounces 



2 

 4 

 7 

 2 

 3 



2.36 

 5.6 



7.37 

 .62 



11.85 

 .48 



14.21 



8.6 

 7.5 



Approxi- 

 mate 

 Weight 

 Grams 



975 

 160 



210 



470 



335 



920 



2,217 



3,175 



1,150 



1,575 



Cost per 



Pounds 



Cents 



22 



15 

 35(doz.) 

 20 



7 

 15 



5 



6 



1.5 



Total 



Cost 



Cents 



7.7 



6.9 

 22.3 

 14.8 

 14.3 

 72.6 

 35 

 15 



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EXERCISES 



1. What is meant by the statement : ' ' The cow is the 

 most economical food producer ? ' ' 



2. If the above be true, will consumption of dairy 

 products probably increase or decline ? 



3. Will consumption of meat in the United States 

 increase or decline as population increases ? 



4. How does America compare with Europe in the 

 consumption of meat? 



5. Is there any other animal that may possibly be 

 used to produce dairy products more cheaply than the 

 cow? 



