82 MILK SURVEY OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER 



It is believed consequently that the methods of obtaining the in- 

 formation, and the personnel of the investigating staff, was as reliable 

 as it was possible to obtain for such a survey as this. During the period 

 of nine weeks when the men were in the field, they visited every dairy 

 district from which Rochester obtains its milk supply. The number of 

 districts visited and the number of dairy farms in each are shown in the 

 table below : 



District. Number of Farms. 



Bliss 24 



Wayne and Livingston Counties 33 



Monroe County 84 



Total ' . 141 



The general summary of the information obtained from these farms 

 is given in 'Table No. 23 : 



TABLE No. 23 

 GENERAL DATA FROM 141 FARMS 



Number of farms 141 



Number of cows 2,314 



Total milk produced (pounds) 14,654,115 



Total milk sold wholesale (pounds) 14,060,306 



Total milk sold wholesale (quarts) 6,539,677 



Percent of Rochester supply furnished by 141 farms 21% 



(Based on average consumption of 85,000 quarts per day.) 



Total expenses ., $659,958.06 



Returns other than wholesale milk 69,911.36 



Net costs $590,046.70 



Total receipts for wholesale milk 471,729.10 



Total loss $118,317.60 



Acres per farm 131 



Value per acre $158 



Acres of pasture per farm 28 



Value of pasture per acre $73 



Average number of cows 16.4 



Value of cows per head $126 



Production per cow (pounds) 6,333 



It is believed that the location of the farms was such that they fairly 

 represent the character of the farms supplying milk to the City of Roch- 

 ester. Information obtained from the milk distributors and from the 

 Department of Health indicate that the number of dairy farms supply- 

 ing Rochester milk varies from 700 to 800. The best figure obtainable 

 by this survey is 778 dairy farms. 



The 141 farms from which cost accounts were obtained are believed 

 to be a sufficient number to furnish accurately figures showing the cost 

 of producing milk on the entire list of farms, because they were not 



