When made upon a small scale the cost of the various items of making
these kinds of cheese for market purposes is difficult to ascertain.
The cost of manufacturing them on a farm scale would probably be quite
different from the cost of manufacturing them on a factory scale. The
figures given are based upon the use of 200 pounds of 4 per cent milk,
valued at $2.40 a hundredweight, which is made into cheese twice weekly
with equipment costing about $25. The cost of the equipment depends,
of course, upon that already available and that which may readily
be improvised. Under average conditions the approximate cost of the
various items of expense involved in making the three kinds of cheese
is enumerated as follows: