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year, and does not grudge the extra five cents above what he would have 
to pay the grocer, for what those who do not know the difference might 
suppose was good. 
If a larger quantity is made than will supply the family trade of tho 
village, the large markets are always open, and there good butter will 
always bring a good price. All that is wanted to know is that the butter 
is made by one whose reputation is established and who would not sell a 
bad article, and all that can be made will be eagerly taken. It is simply 
a question of cleanliness, attractive package, careful attention to the de- 
tails in making, and as careful a determination never to ship when there 
is danger of the thermometer going below 60 degrees. The rest is all 
plain, clear sailing, with large profits accruing. To insure large profits 
from dairying, the master must be about early and late, night aud day, 
and Sundays as well. 
Utilizing Waste Products. 
The skim milk, buttermilk, and whey, must be fed either to calves or 
hogs. As far as whey is concerned, there is not much good in it for tho 
nourishment of calves, unless it be supplemented largely with meal and 
oil-cake. A shoat will fatten on the waste products of the dairy, one to 
each cow, by using a very little corn . Some dairymen prefer to feed tho 
waste to the cows. This is probably not the best use to which it could 
be put. Skim milk and buttermilk is worth more to feed to calves, we 
believe, than disposed of in any other way. Here again we will give tho 
experience of Mr. I. H. Wanzer, of Illinois, who believes with us that to 
make dairying permanently profitable, the raising of dairy cows must be 
a part of the business. To close the chapter we append his statement : 
I tried the experiment, last season (1875), of raising calves upon tho 
nkimmed milk from my creamery ; and as the result of this experiment 
may interest some of you, I will give you a few figures kept in connec- 
tion with tho experiment, from which you may draw conclusions as to 
yvhether it pays to raise calves in connection with a creamery or not. 
Number of calves put In, 120, at $4.00 each $ 480 00 
Number of gallons of milk fed, 67,200, at 1 l-2c. per gallon.... 1,008 00 
Oats fed, 840 bushels, at 30c 252 00 
Cost of labor In feeding : 255 00 
Pasturage, stabling, etc 100 00 
Total $2,095 00 
These calves sold at an average of $21.50 each, at an average of seven 
months old 2,580 00 
Leaving a profit of. - - $485 00 
