400 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



those phases of importance in perfecting more efficient, economical, 

 and equitable methods of marketing. The work is under the direc- 

 tion of Mr. Roy C. Potts. 



BUTTER MARKETING INVESTIGATIONS. 



A general survey of the butter markets of the South has been com- 

 pleted, and a supplementary study has been made of the keeping 

 quality of southern creamery butter in storage. As a result of these 

 investigations, a manuscript has been prepared in cooperation with 

 the Dairy Division of the Bureau of Animal Industry and will be 

 published. Assistance was rendered to a number of creameries in 

 improving their facilities and their methods of marketing butter. 



Supplementing these butter-marketing investigations, other studies 

 were made in the principal butter markets in the States of Minnesota, 

 Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Mary- 

 land, New Jersey, and New York, and the New England States. 

 Upon completing these investigations a bulletin was prepared for 

 publication. 



MILK MARKETING INVESTIGATIONS. 



Milk-marketing investigations were conducted in the following 

 cities: Detroit and Kalamazoo, Mich.; Chicago, 111.; Milwaukee, 

 Wis.; Indianapolis, Ind. ; Pittsburgh, Erie, and Johnstown, Pa.; 

 New York and Poughkeepsie, N. Y. ; Boston, Springfield, and 

 Worcester, Mass. ; New Orleans, La. ; Fort Worth, Tex. ; Oklahoma 

 City, Okla. ; and Kansas City, Columbia, and St. Louis, Mo. The 

 survey at Detroit, Mich., included the whole business of supplying 

 the city with milk and was made in cooperation with the Dairy Divi- 

 sion of the Bureau of Animal Industry. In cooperation with the 

 New York State College of Agriculture, an investigation was made 

 of the marketing of milk by producers in that State. 



CHEESE MARKETING INVESTIGATIONS. 



Investigations of the marketing of cheese have been conducted in 

 a number of consuming markets and cheese-producing sections. 

 These investigations are to be continued, and it is planned to include 

 the whole subject of chceese marketing from factory to consumer. 



COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATIONS. 



Under an agreement with the commissioner of agriculture of Ver- 

 mont, with the joint employment of an investigator, surveys have 

 been made of the marketing of Vermont's dairy products, with the 

 object in view of effecting more efficient and equitable methods of 

 marketing. 



SUPPLEMENTARY DAIRY INVESTIGATIONS. 



A preliminary study of the activities of a large number of coopera- 

 tive dairy marketing organizations has been made, and the informa- 

 tion obtained indicates that many have been successful in improving 

 their marketing conditions and marketing methods. Among other 

 special studies may be mentioned those regarding the shrinkage in 

 butter from creamery to market and the factors affecting it; and the 

 facilities, methods, and costs of transporting milk into cities from 

 areas of supply. 



