Report of the Director xlvii 



DAIRY BUSINESS 



The Dairy Department now leases and operates four receiving stations, 

 as follows : 



Sage (about 9 miles from Ithaca), North Lansing (about 13 miles from 

 Ithaca), Rowlands (about 10 miles from Ithaca), and West Groton 

 (about 16 miles from Ithaca). 



The buildings at these stations are rented by the Department, while the 

 equipment is owned by the Department. The Department maintains and 

 operates these stations in order to secure a supply of milk and cream for 

 the instruction w^ork in the dairy business. The capacities of these 

 stations can be seen from the following figures for the fiscal year Octo- 

 ber I, 191 1, to September 30, 1912: 



Sage 



Total lbs. milk received 972,000 



Total lbs. fat received 43,127 



Value of the above $13,673.58 



Number of patrons 38 



Number of cows 249 



Howlands 



Total lbs. milk received 1,116,049 



Total lbs. fat received 49,680 



Value of the above $15,659.61 



Number of patrons 47 



Number of cows 297 



North Lansing 



Total lbs. milk received 1,645,319 



Total lbs. fat received 74»037 



Value of the above $23,443.70 



Number of patrons 67 



Number of cows 426 



West Groton 



Total lbs. milk received 936,681 



Total lbs. cream received (in addition to milk) • 4,372 



Total lbs. fat received 45,740 



Value of the above $14,582.40 



Number of patrons 50 



Number of cows 225 



