DIVISION OF MILK CONTROL COMMISSION 

 George M. Healy, Acting Director 



Milk Control was enacted in 1934 for the purpose of insuring a 

 continuous production and distribution of milk in the Commonwealth. 

 Legislative and administrative regulations are necessary in order to 

 guarantee a continuous supply of milk products to the consuming publico 



Milk production is the largest segment of our agricultural economy,. 

 Massachusetts farmers receive over 60 million dollars per year for their 

 milk. The investment in land, building, livestock, etCc, runs into 

 millions of dollars. For the dairy industry as a whole, the investment 

 is hundreds of millions of dollars which also provide a livelihood for 

 thousands of citizens in the Commonwealths 



I The activities of the Division of Milk Control this year were as 

 follows: 



1. Established Class I and Class II prices and butterfat differentials 

 that milk dealers must pay for milk in areas not controlled by 

 the Federal Milk Market Administratoro 



2„ Established minimum prices to milk dealers who purchase milk from 

 Massachusetts producers whose price is not established by the 

 Federal Market Administratoro 



3c, Enforced rules and regulat.uons governing procedures for the 



determination of milk fat content in milk or cream for payment 

 purposes for all Massachusetts producers. 



4. Provided for the measuring and sampling of raw milk on 



Massachusetts farms and for the licensing of persons to do 

 this worko 



5„ Prohibited predatory price discrimination in the marketplace. 



6. Maintained statistical and research section which provided pricing 

 information to the milk industry and statistical information for 

 U.S.D.A. publications. 



7. Granted 628 regualar milk dealer licenses and 3,865 store licenses 

 during the fiscal year^ 



Income derived from the milk industry for the fiscal year amounted to 

 $242,752. 37c Expenses of the Division for the same period amounted to 

 $198,280.70o 



