Seasonal Patterns 



Dealers with regular producers purchase the total production of these 

 farms during the year. The level of production is not constant throughout 

 the year. It tends to increase from February through May and then de- 

 creases. 



Consumption, on the other hand, reaches its peak in the months of July 

 and August with the increase starting in June. Faced with increased 



production without a similar increase 

 Table 9. Percent of Total By-Product in demand, dealers have milk in ex- 

 Sales Which Are Purchased in Product cess of normal market requirements 

 Form by Dealers by Months For, 1955 ^j^^j-j^g ^he months of February 



=^ through June. During the months 



Month Percent Purchased as of July and August, however, the 



Class II Products consumer demand for fluid milk and 



by-products is greater than the sup- 

 p?"" en ply of their regular producers. The 

 Mar. 48 chart on the cover indicates the sea- 

 April 41 sons of surplus and deficit supplies. 



Tjj^g 4j The procurement problem is met 



July 70 by dealers buying additional milk 



AuR. 69 by-products, from other dealers, 



^^P^- ^4 ])oth in and out of the state. This is 



|sjQy ^g illustrated in Table 9, which shows 



Dec. 52 the proportion of Class II sales 



which are purchased. 



Location of Supplies 



The distance that dealers must travel to procure their supplies depends on 

 the quantity needed and the availability of milk for sale. The milk which 

 is produced in New Hampshire for sale in the Greater Boston marketing 

 area has generally been contracted to dealers for the entire year. If so, then 

 this is not generally diverted to New Hampshire dealers under present 

 agreements. This does not presuppose the possibility of revised agree- 

 ments, however. Small dealers rely on larger dealers, and the larger dea- 

 lers travel to Vermont and Massachusetts to pick up supplies of both fluid 

 and non-fluid milk products. 



The distance travelled by dealers of all sizes to buy additional supplies 

 is as follows : 



Table 10. Distance Travelled by Dealers to Purchase Additional Milk 



Percent of Total Trips to Buy 

 Miles Class I. Class II. 



30 miles or less 64 52 



30 miles or more 36 48 



In-state 63 45 



Out-of-state Zl 55 



The majority of the purchased milk is shipped in from out of state. 



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