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CITY MILK SUPPLY 



TABLE 73. DATA ON GASOLENE-VEHICLE OPERATION (THOMPSON) 

 (5-ton wholesale delivery trucks) 



(a) Average price for the period approximate. 



Age of Milk When Delivered to Consumers. The time that elapses 

 between the milking of the cows and the delivery of the milk to the con- 

 sumer is a matter of importance. It varies greatly in the different cities 

 for some like Baltimore, Chicago and Milwaukee fortunately draw their 

 milk supplies from producing regions but a few hours distant, whereas 

 Boston gets much of its supply from Canada, Maine and Vermont while 

 milk comes into New York City from points 400 miles distant. Table 

 74 summarizes information supplied by 22 dealers of the International 

 Milk Dealer's Association in regard to milk in transit to them in three 

 Provinces and 13 States. Some of the interesting points brought out 

 are, that on the average the morning milk handled by these dealers re- 



