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3 pounds of wheat bread worth 12 cents have a total 

 fuel value of 3840 calories. 



9f pounds of potatoes worth 12 cents have a total fuel 

 value of 3600 calories. 



2f pounds of beans worth 1 2 cents have a total fuel value 

 of 3876 calories. 



The prices of the different foods mentioned above vary. 

 The prices prevailing in this section of the country have 

 been used in making the above comparison. 



From the above statement it will be seen that the food 

 value of milk is much greater than that of beef when the 

 price of each is taken into consideration. On the other 

 hand, wheat bread and potatoes are foods having a high 

 fuel value; but both are rather one-sided rations, as may 

 be seen from the preceding table giving the nutritive 

 ratio. Potatoes as an exclusive diet would be imdesirable 

 on account of the great quantity necessary in order to get 

 the required number of calories. From the analysis of 

 beans, it will be seen that they form a very narrow ration, 

 but when eaten with some fatty food, they are cheap. 



Fresh, normal milk is a healthful, palatable, cheap 

 and easily digested food. It is owing to this that the 

 demand for milk is constantly on the increase. With the 

 increased production of milk for direct consumption in 

 cities, great care has been exercised, and must be, in order 

 to get the milk into the market in good condition. 



" If the American people would eat half less meat and 

 consume one half more milk, they would save about one 

 hundred and fifty millions of dollars in money, and, in 

 health, enough to make the doctors' bills look small." ' 



Skim milk. — The value of skim milk depends to a certain 

 extent upon the method employed in separating the cream. 

 ' Storrs ^ Co»M. Bui. No. 51. 



