MILK CONTROL COMMISSION 



George M. Healey, Acting Director 



Milk Control was enacted in 193^ for the purpose of insuring a contin- 

 uous 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 public. 



Milk production is the largest segment of our agricultxiral economy. 

 Massachusetts farmers receive over 66,5 million dollars per year for their 

 milk. The investment in land, building, livestock, etc., runs into hxm- 

 dreds of millions of dollars, and provides a livelihood for thousands of 

 citizens in the Commonwealth. 



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 Administrator. 



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

 Massachusetts producers whose price is not established by the 

 Federal Market Administrator. 



3. Enforced rules and regulations governing procedures for the deter- 

 mination 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 work. 



5. Established new area changes from 22 to 4, 



6. Prohibited predatory price discrimination in the marketplace and 

 below cost sales for market stabilization. 



7. Maintained statistical and research section which provided pricing 

 information to the milk industry and statistical information for 

 U.S.D.A. publications. 



8. Granted 527 regular milk dealer licenses and 3,906 store licenses 

 during the fiscal year, on a staggered basis which was enacted 

 3-28-78. 



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

 $205,653.42. Expenses of the Division for the same period amoimted to 

 $189,255.11. 



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