

BUTTER-FAT VS. SPACE SYSTEM. 9 
Comparison of the Space and Butter-fat Systems of Valuation for 
one gathering of cream on a suspected route. The cream was 
drawn by the patron, and “set out” for the gatherer. The 
number of spaces are as reported by the patrons. 



























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53 42 27 13.3 2 O9l t01.00) 126 83 +.43 2.0 
54 45 31 16.4 5.1 8.8. 9.°1,35 1.18 +.17 2.6 
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63 17 9 24.0 22 yee 51 ee — 3.0 
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2705 63 44 19.0 8.4 7c SOG F.04 —.05 ey 
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68 78 46 19.3}. 8.9 B58. 2.34 2. OOM uy 5726 2.6 
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70 55 36 ES) 0,7 8.2 | 1.65 1.55 +.10 | 2.8 
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74 23 13 18,2 reget 9.6 .69 2550s 14 2.4 
otal, 1359 gI5 — $166.3 G2 — —-  — — 







* One pound of butter-fat is nearly equal to 1.18 lbs. of average butter. 
During the month the creamery gathered 62,702 spaces of 
cream, for which it paid at the rate of 3c. per space. ‘The out- 
put for the month was 9,573 pounds of butter. Hence on the 
average it required 6.55 spaces for each pound of butter. As- 
suming the butter to be of average composition and to have 85 
per cent. of butter-fat, it required on the average 7.71 spaces of 
cream for each pound of butter-fat. At 3 cents per space the 
butter-fat would cost on the average 23.13 cents per pound. 
That many of the patrons on this route were taking advantage 
of the way in which the cream was gathered is apparent. It will 
be observed that it required on the whole route 8.2 spaces of the 
<ream which the patrons drew themselves to make a pound of 
