PRACTICAL PAPERS—BUTTER FACTORIES. 
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The net cash receipts, after deducting transportation and 
commissions were as follows : 
For pure milk sold...$1,926.22 
For skim milk sold... 24.02 
For butter sold. 13,344.21 
For skim cheese sold. 11,659.08 
For whole-milk cheese. 1,065.44 
For 2,261 quarts cream... 443.33 
Hogs fed on whey. 446.24 
Buttermilk and sundries... 207.49 
Making total of.$29,116.03 
^ The expense account was as follows: 
For labor. $1,476.40 
For fuel. 79.96 
For cheese boxes. 653.17 
For 20 sacks of salt. 89.25 
For rennets, bandages, &c. 483.55 
For carting cheese and butter to station. 273.10 
Paid for hogs. 179.90 
Total.$3,235.33 
This gives an aggregate net receipt of $25,880.70. 
From these statements it appears that the butter averaged 
42 1-4 cents per pound, the skim cheese 14 1-4 cents, and the 
whole-milk cheese 18 cents per pound, while the average 
amount received on the whole quantity of milk was 4 1-10 
cents per quart. The whole expenses of the factory were a 
little over one-half cent per quart. 
For working this factory there were employed, besides the 
superintendent, three hands, viz., two men and one woman. 
The labor account for conducting this factory, it will be seen, 
s a little over two mills per quart. 
MEANS EMPLOYED FOR DETECTING DILUTED MILK. 
The most unpleasant feature of the factory system appears 
when dishonest patrons attempt to rob the association by the 
delivery of watered milk. The laws of New York are very 
severe on persons found guilty of this misdemeanor, punishing 
with heavy fines and imprisonment. The factory manager 
keeps watch over the milk as it it is delivered, setting aside 
small quantities from time to time for observation and experi- 
