OLEOMARGARINE 



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FORMULA FOR AND COST OF MEDIUM GRADE 

 OLEOMARGARINE. 



Material and quantities. 



525 lbs. No. I oleo oiL . . . 

 475 lbs. No. I neutral lard 

 40 gals. 30 per cent cream. 



Labor and package 



Salt and color 



Total 



Cost per 

 pound. 



$0.0875 

 0.08125 

 0.42 



O.OI 



0.00 



S45-93 

 38.60 

 40.32 



12 .00 

 I .00 



.?i37.8o 



This formula will yield 1200 pounds of oleomargarine. 

 Therefore the cost is $0.1142 per pound. 



FORMULA FOR AND COST OF LOW GRADE 

 OLEOMARGARINE. 



Material and quantities. 



350 lbs. No. 2 oleo oil. . . 

 250 lbs. cottonseed oil. . . 

 450 lbs. neutral lard. . . . 

 60 gals. 2 J per cent milk. 



Labor and package 



Salt and color 



Total 



^l%li. I Total cost. 



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This formula will yield 1200 pounds of oleomargarine. 

 Therefore the cost of producing and packing for shipment 

 will be $0.0789 per pound. 



From the above it will be seen that the extra prime, 

 yellow cottonseed oil, known as butter oil, is not used in 

 the best grades of oleomargarine. This agrees with what 

 Mr. Jelke, a manufacturer of oleomargarine, stated be- 

 fore the agricultural committee, that they did not use 

 cottonseed oil in their best grades of oleomargarine, as 

 it injured the flavor. Consequently, he stated that the 



