134 CHEESE MAKING. 
For an example of dividing the money suppose there are 
three patrons, and during the month they delivered milk as fol- 
lows: 
Be ssa avoitira cess cepeetnans aeaeahs 3,000 tbs. milk testing 4.0% —120 Ibs. fat 
Bi snesuresaaks awnae see 2,200 tbs. milk testing 3.5% = 77 Ibs. fat 
Ge el cap ayeux lu eee 1,000 Tbs. milk testing 4.5% — 45 Ibs. fat 
Total for month....... 6,200 Ibs. milk testing 3.90%—242 Ibs. fat 
By dividing the pounds of fat by the pounds of milk for the 
month, and multiplying by 100 we get the average test of all 
the milk for the month. This is not needed in the figuring of the 
dividends, but it is interesting to know what the average test is. 
Suppose the cheese made from the milk was 620 pounds and 
sold at 10 cents per pound. We then have $62.00. The cost of 
making was $9.30, and we have left $52.70 to be divided among 
the patrons. By dividing this amount by the 242 pounds of fat 
we get 21.7 cents per pound. Then: 
A has 120 ‘Ths: fat @ 21.7 ete Ss s+.cacscsak aeventeav ent $26.04 
Bhas 17 Tbs. fat @ 21.7 cts... cee eee 16.71 
Cihas: 45 Ths: fat: @ 20.7 etes 3 saeie cs eiiee padulsiee eens 9.76 
PIG GAL, “akihayesezyy Sng oa torcnaubaoita adarasbdal slaty ase vans caus ansusansehe elon $52.51 
We had $52.70 to be divided; the 19 cents surplus may be 
added to next month’s money to be divided among the patrons. 
One should always prove his figures to be sure they are correct.* 
267. Three Methods of Figuring Dividends. 
Prior to the invention of the Babcock test, milk delivered 
at the cheese factories was always paid for according to the so- 
ealled pooling system, by which method the milk from all the 
patrons received the same price per ewt., regardless of its qual- 
ity and value for cheese making. This plan is still in use in 
many cheese factories, although it is readily seen that it is un- 
fair to the patron furnishing rich milk, or milk testing above 
the average for the factory. 
The method of payment explained in the preceding is based 
on the test of the milk furnished by the different patrons and 
*The methods of calculating dividends at cheese factories are discussed 
in more detail in ‘Testing Milk and Its Products,” 22d ed., pp. 213-216. 
