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THE MODERN MILK PROBLEM 



feeding are followed. It is unfair to ask the milk-consuming 

 public to pay him a profit on such a slipshod system, and 

 yet that is what is often expected. 8 



This widespread condition of agricultural and busi- 

 ness inefficiency is fostered by the fact that a great 



170 



/60 



/SO 



,40 



130 



REW/L PUCE 



/?/& CATTLE: FEED 



1890-94 1895-99 1900-04 1905-09 1910-11 



FIG. 21. RETAIL PRICE OF MILK COMPARED WITH COSTS OP 



PRODUCTION 

 Five-year periods, 1890-1911. 



deal perhaps the bulk of market milk comes from 

 small farms where it is regarded simply as a by-product. 

 iThe farmer keeps a few cows for his personal use and 

 sells the excess product. He gives the subject of milk 

 production just as little attention as he can. The state 

 of affairs is described in further detail by another Gov- 

 ernment agricultural expert: 



