THE MILK CONTRACTOR 



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TABLE 112. MONTHLY EXPENSES OP OPERATING A 75-QAL. DELIVERY ROUTE (KELLY) 



Interest and depreciation on $945 



Interest and depreciation on $500, delivery equipment 



Rent of building $30.00 



Keeping of horses 20 . 00 



Helper 40.00 



Coal 6.00 



Ice 12.00 



Electricity 1.50 



Caps 



Water 



Bottles 



Washing powder 



Miscellaneous expenses 

 Shrinkage and cans . . . 



Total $169.68 



TABLE 112. VARIATION OP COST OP EACH OPERATION PER QUART 

 (Boston Chamber of Commerce, 1915) 



(a) Including pasteurization. 



(6) Excluding pasteurization. 



(c) Since there is a great difference between the highest and lowest costs the 

 "usual" cost is often far from the cost of the greater part of the milk entering metro- 

 politan Boston. 



income of the owner. Losses would occur from bad bills, etc.; 100 gal. 

 a month could be handled with practically the same equipment and fig- 

 ured on the same basis would yield a theoretical profit of $178 per month. 



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