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Table I. — Showing the Excessive and Unnecessary Trapi^ic by the Present 

 Milk Distributors in Rochester, N. Y. 



Table II, — Showing Amount of Milk Used, Number of Dealers and Milk 

 Wagons Employed in Distribution in Various American Cities. 



City. 



Chicago .... 

 Philadelphia 



Boston 



Cleveland . . 

 Baltimore. . 



Buffalo 



Rochester. . 

 Syracuse . . . 

 Youngstown 



Erie 



Harrisburg. 



Population. 



2,000,000 



1,632,000 



735,000 



600,000 



570,000 



445,000 



225,000 



150,000 



100,000 



71,000 



67,000 



Milk Used 

 DaUy. 

 Quarts. 



1,024,000 



500,000 



271,000 



100,000 



121,000 



140,000 



90,000 



42,000 



48,000 



25,000 



20,400 



Total 

 Number 

 Dealers. 



1,300 

 450 

 257 

 441 

 204 

 260 

 220 



78 

 170 



59 

 195 



Total 

 Number 

 Wagons. 



3,000 

 1,500* 

 641 

 641 

 487 

 450 

 360 

 194 

 185 

 90 

 195* 



Average 



Number 



Quarts 



per Wagon. 



270 

 265 

 230 

 125 

 195 

 250 

 200 

 170 

 210 

 225 

 85 



Average 



Number 



Families 



per Wagon. 



135 

 215 

 230 

 185 

 235 

 200 

 125 

 155 

 108 

 160 

 69 



Note. — The data for this table was supplied by the departments of health of the various cities. At 

 least 20 per cent of the total milk supply of each city is used in wholesale trade or for manufacturing pur- 

 poses. This allowance is made in computing domestic distribution. 



* Estimated. Data not obtainable. 



