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MILK SURVEY OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER 



TABLE No. 3 

 TABLE^EXPERIMENT IN MILK DISTRIBUTION 



In the first, or well-to-do section, the truck travelled 2.4 miles to 

 supply milk which the regular milkmen were supplying in this territory 

 by driving 38 miles. In the poorer section, the experimental truck trav- 

 elled 1.7 miles to make deliveries which were being made by the local 

 milkmen with a travel of 30 miles for the same work. 



In the well-to-do district where families used an average of 3 quarts 

 each it was estimated that 1,077 quarts of milk could have been distributed 

 in 2 hours, while in the poorer district where the families used 1.3 quarts, 

 it was estimated that in 2 hours the experimental truck could deliver 

 785 quarts. These figures represent the work of men physically untrained 

 for active work. 



As a result of the experiment, the author concluded that 1 truck 

 drawn by 2 horses and manned by 3 men could deliver an average of 

 3,200 quarts of milk in 1 working day. As an example of the economy 

 under this ideal system compared with the waste under the old system, 

 the author quotes a number of instances in various districts of the city, 

 among which is the following: 



