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BUTTER-MAKING. 



creamery making nearly half a million pounds of butter from 

 whole milk exclusively. The approximate average cost of mak- 

 ing butter for the whole State of Iowa in the whole-milk cream- 

 eries is about 2^ cents per pound. As the creameries produce 

 on an average about 150,000 pounds of butter per year, the 

 running expenses of the average creamery are approximately 

 $2350.00 per year. 



The following table will show the variation in cost of pro- 

 duction per pound of butter : 



