THE FARMERS' MONTHLY, DECEMBER, 1927 



EXTENSION SERVICE AND 

 N. E. M. P. A. AT CUMMINGTON 

 MEETING 



The annual meeting of the local N. E. 

 M. P. A. group of Cummington and vicini- 

 ty was held Tuesday evening, November 

 15, at the Cummington Community House. 



Mr. Adams, the local efild representa- 

 tive for the N. E. M. P. A. gave a talk on 

 the milk situation and on different 

 methods of determining price. 



Flat Price Plan 



Under the Flat Price Plan, the dealer 

 takes the risk and attempts to arrange 

 prices to producers low enough to com- 

 pensate him for the risk assumed. 



Basic Rating Plan 



Under the Basic Rating plan a basic 

 quantity is established with the producer 

 for which the dealer pays an agreed price. 

 The price is usually arranged at a meet- 

 ing of the dealers and the representatives 

 of the producing organization. The milk 

 delivered in excess of the basic quantity 

 is paid for on the basis of some stipulated 

 formula. The primary object of this plan 

 is production control through the regula- 

 tion of seasonal supply. 



Use of Surplus Plan 



This plan requires that the dealer make 

 use of the milk according to the use which 

 is made of it. The theory is that milk for 

 fluid consumption is worth more than milk 

 for manufacturing purposes; that the 

 consumers of fluid milk will pay increased 

 prices without curtailing consumption; 

 and that higher fluid-milk prices vdll have 

 less tendency to result in an increase in 

 supply than is the case with the price of 

 milk-manufactured products. 



The advantage to the farmer of this 

 price system is that under it the farmer 

 is assured of a market for all of his milk, 

 though the market may only need his 

 total production during the periods of 

 lowest production. 



It should remember, however, that 

 the fluid milk price of milk does not repre- 

 sent the actual return to the farmer, since 

 his actual returns are reduced in propor- 

 tion to the amount of his milk that is 

 used for the manufacturer of cream, but- 

 ter, ice cream and other by-products. 



Comparisons 



Given a highly capable and agressive 

 management, the Basic Rating plan will 

 secure all the market affords and may re- 

 sult in slightly higher prices to producers 

 than does the Use plan. That is because it 

 tends to prevent dealers from obtaining 

 large surplus quantities of milk and re- 

 sulting decreased prices to producers. If 

 this tendency is eliminated and the supply 

 of milk is the same, the two plans should 

 give about the same returns. 



Tested Herd Owners' Organization 

 Discussed 



Mr. Harry L. Piper gave in some detail 

 the reasons for a tested herd owners' 

 organization in Hampshire County. 



Such organizations have already been 

 formed in Hampden and Barnstable 

 Counties. 



The objects of such an association 

 would be; (1) to promote the campaign 

 for bovine T. B. eradication. (2) to sup- 

 port legislation that will aid and promote 

 the work of eradication. (3) to advise 

 the Bureau of Animal Industry as to the 

 herd owners attitude in respect to the T. 

 B. campaign. 



The County Agent stated that such a 

 group probably would be informed in this 

 county within a short time. 



Prof. Fawcett talked on the needs and 

 benefits of the test and of forming such a 

 tested herd owners organization. 



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UNION MEETINGS 



HELD IN WORCESTER 



The Annual Union Agricultural Meet- 

 ings are scheduled to be held in the State 

 Armory in Worcester, Wednesday, Thurs- 

 day and Friday, January 4, 5, 6, 1928. 



This get-together is under the auspices 

 of the State Department of Agriculture. 



Such organizations as the Bee Keepers 

 Association, the State Dairymans Asso- 

 ciation, the Poultry Association and the 

 Fruit Growers Associations will hold 

 their annual meetings and will have well 

 known speakers to talk on the various 

 subjects that will interest all farmers. 



The Massachusetts Fruit Growers 

 Association is putting on an Apple Show 

 in conjunction with their Annual Meeting. 



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