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PROFITABLE DAIRYING 



the skim-milk from one cow in one year by the 

 various methods of separation. 



Comparison of fat losses by various methods of separation. 



EXERCISES 



1. What effect on the feeding value of the skim- 

 milk will the dilution method of cream separation 

 have? 



2. Will Jersey milk separate by the gravity method 

 better than Holstein milk? Why? 



3. Will the milk of one breed separate better with 

 a centrifugal separator than the milk of another breed? 



4. What would be the loss in the fat of the skim- 

 milk from a herd of ten cows by each of the methods 

 described in this chapter, assuming butter to be worth 

 thirty cents a pound? 



5. What method of separation is used on your 

 farm? 



6. Do you test your whole milk? Your skim-milk? 



7. Do you know whether you are losing fat in your 

 skim-milk or not and how much? 



