x CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 

 IV. THE ECONOMIC FACTORS 121 



Economic Value of Milk Production. Decline of Dairying 

 in Certain Regions. The Crux of the Economic Question. 

 The Plight of the Farmer: Is the Farmer Getting a Fair 

 Price?; Another Aspect. Factors in the Final Cost of Milk. 

 The Milk Dealer: Dealer and Farmer. Anomalies of Milk 

 as a Commodity. Economic Effects of Sanitary Regulation. 



V. How SOLVE THE PROBLEM? 152 



The Great Need Manifestation of Values: principles of 

 Grading; The Public Value of Milk. Costs and Prices. The 

 R61e of the Laboratory. (-The~R61e of Inspection: Dairy Dem- 

 onstration. Organization and Administration: State and 

 Local Legislation. Local Differences. Centralization, Co- 

 operative Plans, Municipalization. The Gist of the Matter. 

 Who Is to Solve the Problem? 



REFERENCES 177 



APPENDICES 



A. Some Milk Statistics 185 



B. Grading Systems 189 



C. The North System 203 



D. Costs and Prices 214 



E. Local Experiences and Investigations 225 



F. Milk Products 253 



INDEX . 255 



