THE WORCESTER AIILK MARKET 



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□ .20-29 ■=»0-69 



A = 30-39 4. 70-79 



=40-« ^.80 I.MO WES 



SCALE Of MILES 



Figure 12. Location of Producers according to Hauling Charges, 1935. 

 (Cents per ton-mile) 



Producers 



The producers themselves have necessarily been mentioned previously in 

 connection with the various marketing operations. There are, however, a few 

 details concerning them which should not be omitted in a study of this kind. 



Part-year producers constituted an average of 9.4 percent of all producers in 

 1935, the percentage increasing at the rate of 1.1 percent and decreasing at 1.3 

 percent per month, thus exhibiting no noticeable seasonable fluctuation. Their 

 average daily deliveries, 37 percent less than for full-year producers, were shipped 

 to the market for five and one-half months on the average. These producers 

 were located almost entirely in the section northeast of the city of Worcester — in 

 that area which is highly competitive as far as other markets are concerned. 



It was not possible to trace the activities of producers who changed from selling 

 milk to a Worcester dealer to selling to a dealer in another market or vice versa. 

 Such producers were included in the discussion of part-year producers. In addi- 

 tion to such producers already analyzed, 17 full-year producers changed the outlet 

 for their milk from one dealer to another in the market, as did 10 of the part-year 

 producers during their period of activity in the market. All shifts among dealers 

 varied from none in January to six in September. Throughout the year there 

 were about two producers per month who changed from one dealer to another. 

 Worcester was, therefore, rather a stable market as concerned shifts in numbers 

 of producers. 



