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Show BUTTER AND CHEESE PROFITS Protestor Farrlngton of Wisconsin Gives Figures for Comparative Earnings on Products. Speaking of the comparative profits In making tmtter and cheese I'rofes-sor I'rofes-sor Farrlngton of Wisconsin has this to nay: About 10 pound of cheese are made from luo pounds or milk and It thin scIIb for 1C cent per pound It tiring ft no, to which should be added at IruHt 10 cents as the value ol the whey, making $1.70. Subtracting ttis roKt of making, which will bo at leant 20 cents, loaves 11.60 that may be received re-ceived for milk sent to a cheene factory fac-tory when the price of rhooNo ts Id cents per pound. The receipts for 16 pounds of milk sent to a creamery will bo calculated an follow: About it pounds of butter will be mads from tblH 100 pounds of milk and 11 the price of butter Is MO cents tho receipts re-ceipts will amount to $l.:if, to which should bo added 2t cents at leant as the value of (he skim milk, making tl.r..r. Subtracting tho cost of tnnklng which would be about IS rents, leaves $140 an approximately tho value ol 100 pounds of milk If sent to the creamery when butter Is DO rents pet pound. l!y Buhntltutlng certain prices for butter and cheese In the calculations calcu-lations as Mated above, one can figure on tho probable amount ho will receive re-ceive for his milk when sent to either a creamery or a cheese factory. |