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2. One great factor in the situation is the varying amount that 

 the milk check contributes to the total amount of money received 

 from all products within the year. Producers are of two main 

 classes. 



Milk Production the Main Business. a. Producers whose milk 

 and cream check is 90% of their total income. 



Milk Production as a Side Issue. 6. Producers whose milk and 

 cream check is 10% to 60% of their total income; who are selling 

 market-garden produce, eggs, poultry, onions, tobacco, apples, 

 potatoes, pigs, hogs, young stock, cows, wood and logs. 



The (a) producer is generally more concerned about his dairy 

 business than (6) producer, who is making milk a side issue and does 

 not pay much attention to breeding, feeding, amount of production 

 as compared with (a) producer, but (6) producers are a big factor 

 and produce in the aggregate much milk and cream for the market. 



Advent of Foreigners. 3. Many foreigners are taking up farms 

 and producing milk, working the entire family on the farm. Few 

 of these figure labor costs, but their milk and cream come into 

 direct competition with the producer who figures each item. 



Causes of dissatisfaction among producers were brought 

 out as follows: 



Producers' Solution. Although the cost of production varies 

 greatly and is not accurately known, producers are practically unani- 

 mous that they are not receiving enough for their milk. The pro- 

 ducer's solution is more money for his milk, ranging from 4 cents to 

 6 cents a quart at his door. 



Test and Price Suspected. It also developed that the producers 

 suspected certain dealers of not giving them an honest test for butter- 

 fat. In some localities it was claimed that dealers paid producers 

 a higher price for their milk or gave them a bonus for hauling milk, 

 so as to keep peace in the locality, and prevent producers from 

 getting together. 



Deduction for Sour or Frozen Milk. The dealers in some instances 

 charged the producers for shortage, sour milk and frozen cream, 

 for which the producer claimed he was not to blame, having de- 

 livered his product to the dealer in good condition and full measure. 



