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BUTTER-MAKING. 



hauled. If the same amount of butter -fat were hauled in the 

 form of cream, it could be gathered for about 1^ cents per 

 pound of fat, or the cost of hauling in this particular case 

 would be $1.20. Under the milk system it would be neces- 

 sary to haul the milk to the creamery every day, while 

 under the cream system it is usually gathered every other 

 day in the summer, and every three days in the winter. It 

 is usually considered that there is a saving of about IJ to 2 



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Fig. 81. — Sharpies separator and parts of bowl. 



cents per pound of butter-fat in hauling, by making use of the 

 cream system instead of the milk system. This, of course, 

 would vary according to local conditions. 



3. The use of hand-separators makes farmers more inde- 

 pendent than they are under the whole-milk system. They 

 are not compelled to support their local creamery unless they 

 deem it advisable. They can ship their cream to any place that 

 they may choose. If the butter from the hand-separator cream 

 is going to be of as good quality as that made by the whole- 

 milk system, the cream should be delivered as often as possible. 

 Every day is preferable to every other day. In case frequent 



