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STATISTICS OF THE ROCHESTER MILK SUPPLY 

 Information as to the number of persons engaged in the different 

 branches of the milk industry of Rochester, the volume of business which 

 is transacted daily, and other general facts regarding the business were 

 obtained from a number of sources. 



The list of milk dealers was obtained from the Department of Health, 

 and also the number of dairy farms. From the dealers themselves figures 

 were obtained as to the number of quarts of milk received daily, and the 

 number of quarts sold through different channels of trade. The numbers 

 of employees, horses and wagons, were obtained by personal inspection 

 of the factories by inspectors in the employ of the survey. According 

 to the records of the Health Department, there are 745 dairy farms sup- 

 plying the City of Rochester. .From the dealers' own statements as to 

 the number of producers from whom they purchase milk, the inspectors 

 obtained the figure 779. The information obtained from these sources is 

 shown in Table No. 7. 



TABLE NO. 7 

 STATISTICS OF ROCHESTER MILK SUPPLY 



Total number of dealers ... 136 



Quarts received daily 82,075 



Total daily sales 77,579 



Daily sales Bottled milk retail 57,305 Quarts 



" Bottled milk wholesale 11,386 " 



" Can milk wholesale 8,888 " 



M Ik received by motor truck 24,985 " 



" wagon .' 3,018 " 



" railroad 48,163 " 



" trolley 5,909 



Number of proprietors 137 



Number of employees 299 



Number of wagons 207 



Number of automobiles 71 



Number of horses 



Number of dairy farmers 



Quarts of pasteurized milk .' . . . 44,110 



Per cent, of pasteurized milk 57% 



Number of dealers handling 500 quarts or less 101 



Per cent, of supply handled by them 34.2% 



Number of dealers handling 500 to 1,000 quarts 23 



Per cent, of supply handled by them 19.2% 



Number of dealers handling 1,000 quarts or more 11 



Per cent, of supply handled by them 46.7% 



Number of pasteurizing plants 24 



Number of dealers producing own milk 16 



The dealers furnishing milk for Rochester may be divided into three 

 groups, according to the quantity of milk sold by them; the first group 

 containing dealers selling less than 500 quarts daily ; the second group of 



