Butter was one product that could be made and sold from home dairies in Alberta. On page 11 of the 1933 “Annual Report of the Department of Agriculture of the Province of Alberta” it reports that 21.5% of all butter sold in Alberta in 1930 was sold directly from farming households, and that it is estimated that 12,500,000 pounds of home-made butter were made in Alberta in 1933. In 1933, the population of Alberta was roughly 750,000 people, making the estimated figure of home-made butter in 1933 equivalent to 16.67 pounds of butter per person in Alberta. These figures culminate in representing a significant endeavor of farming families in Alberta and evidently a standard chore that was done to feed families and communities. Being able to monetize the predominantly female chore of making butter was one way that the women on these farms could contribute to their family’s economic survival.