million pounds, aljout 4 million pounds as skim milk is dumped or other- 

 wise wasted. 



The remaining 41 million pounds milk equivalent of surplus milk sold is 

 purchased by dealers in product form from other dealers, many of whom 

 are located out of the state. If these by-products were purchased by New 

 Hampshire dealers as fluid milk for manufacture by them, then applying 

 the same ratio of 4 skim to 17 whole, there would be an additional 9 mil- 

 lion pounds of skim milk not used. The use of skim milk as feed for the 

 benefit of the poultry industry may hold possibilities which should be ex- 

 amined. 



The loss from waste products could be reduced if dealers purchased a 

 greater proportion of their sales in by-product form, provided there were 

 adequate facilities for utilizing the skim milk at the point of purchase. 



To carry this one step further, the waste of .skim milk could be minimiz- 

 ed, if dealers shipped their excess fluid milk to a central processing plant, 

 large enough to economically utilize the skim milk. The dealers could then, 

 in turn, purchase much of their cream and other by-products as needed, 

 and reduce the cost of processing in their plants. 



Modern tank-truck handling of milk will minimize the transportation 

 costs. The milk dealers in New Hampshire are located sufficiently close to 

 make such a proposal possible. Such a plant would best be operated as a 

 dealer cooperative venture. The returns to dealers from the sale of skim 

 milk and other profitable by-products will increase. Considering the low 

 margins which many dealers are currently earning on their surplus milk 

 operations, this proposal would be a means of increasing their income and 

 of enlarging the market for producers. 



Are Supplies Adequate for a Plant Operation? 



The total supply of milk in excess of fluid requirements in New Hampshire 

 is approximately 34 million pounds. From this amount can be deducted the 

 requirements by dealers for light cream, retail skim, and flavored drinks, 



plus a one percent shrinkage. These 



Table 14. Average Daily Supplies of supplies will be kept by dealers in 



Milk Available For Plant Operation, the normal business operations. The 



^^^^ revised estimated supplies would 



= thus be about 23 million pounds in 



Month Pounds a year. The particular supply pat- 



tern of milk producers would pro- 



T 47 256 ^^*^^ ^^^ average daily supplies by 



Feb. 54,500 months shown in Table 14. 



Mar. 75,746 The greater supplies in May and 



^P^'i^ oo'v^n T"-"^^ ^^^ ^^^ smaller supplies in July 



jjjn^ 529;344 ^nd August provide the greatest 



July 26*320 obstacle to an even use of plant capa- 



Aug. 17;048 city. 



^^Pt- 5^'B2 This operating problem is not in- 



Oct. 36,162 ^u^ u J u ij 



]s^^y 37 383 surmountable, however, and should 



Dec." 45,489 not deter from the use of such a 



. plant. 



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