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the milk business and to record his suggestions for the improve- 

 ment of these things; (2) To secure facts and figures relative to the 

 actual cost of production, selling price and profit or loss among the 

 dairymen. This information should serve as a basis for intelligent 

 legislation. 



Those farms selling milk direct into Frederick City were be- 

 lieved to serve best the purposes of the survey, and it was from 

 these 47 dairymen that the 25 units of the survey were selected. 

 They presented a problem purely productive in nature and uncom- 

 plicated by long hauls to distant markets. 



IS DAIRYING YOUR SPECIALTY OR JUST A SIDE-LINE? With all of 



the 25 men, except 2, who sold to retail trade, the milk business 

 was merely a side-line. 



IS IT BETTER OR WORSE THAN IT USED TO BE? Only 2 thought it 



better, 16 declared it worse, and 7 thought it just about the same. 



DO YOU WEIGH THE MILK FROM EACH COW AND TOTAL HER PRO- 

 DUCTION? Only 1 of the 25 took this business precaution. 



Do YOU KEEP FARM BOOKS? Only 2 of the 25 kept farm books. 



The next three questions established the fact that the average 

 dairyman had to get up about four in the morning and that many 

 milked by lantern light. The average working day was 14% hours! 



THE TUBERCULIN TEST had but 7 converts and many of these 

 qualified their declaration with, "but not as it is done down here." 

 Eighteen were dead against it. There were no neutrals. 



ARE THE PRESENT MILK LAWS FAIR TO THE INTERESTS OF THE 



FARMER? Upon this point there was a great unanimity of opinion. 

 Only 3 men believed that the farmer was getting a square deal, 

 while 20 were loud in protestation to the contrary. Two were 

 neutral. 



DOES DIRTY MILK CAUSE DISEASE? There were no neutrals on 

 this point; 15 believed that dirty milk might cause disease or even 

 death, but 10 denied that such a danger existed. 



MILK PRODUCED PER cow PER YEAR, 5,943 pounds. The average 

 of the State is about 3,500 pounds. This average is very low and 

 capable of being doubled and then doubled again. 



COST OF PRODUCTION PER QUART OF MILK: The amount of milk 

 produced and the cost of production: These two factors control 

 in so far as the producer is concerned, the extent of his profit or loss. 



