MILK SURVEY OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER 93 



These witnesses were dairy farmers producing milk for the City of 

 Rochester, who were selected by the local officers of the producers' or- 

 ganization, known as the Dairymen's League. The object in permitting 

 the Dairymen's League to select their own witnesses was in order that 

 they might present their own case to the Survey in their own manner and 

 from their own point of view. The possibility of their purposely choosing 

 witnesses who would testify to costs higher than the average cost of Roch- 

 ester producers was fully recognized. For this reason the director of 

 the Survey was prepared to receive these costs only on the basis of the 

 producers' own selection, with the understanding that so far as the Sur- 

 vey was concerned its main dependence would be placed upon producers' 

 costs secured through the Survey's own investigators. 



This testimony of these witnesses in so far as it referred to special 

 cost items and the total cost of producing milk on their farms, is given in 

 part below. This testimony is not given in full as much of it had to do 

 with discussions not directly concerned with cost items. Portions of the 

 testimony which are abstracted were the portions of greatest importance 

 to the Survey. % 



FREEMAN GILMORE, produced as a witness on behalf of the Dairy- 

 men's League, first being duly sworn, examined by Mr. Fuller, testified: 



Q. You live where ? 



A. I live in the Town of York. 



Q. And what is your business ? 



A. Farming. 



(Q. And how many cows do you keep ? 

 A. From 45 to 50. 

 Q. And your milk is sold where ? 

 A. In Rochester. 

 Q. And it is shipped in, is it? 

 A. Yes, sir. 



Q. You made some figures as to the cost of production, have you 

 not? 



A. Yes, sir. 

 Q. How large is your farm ? 

 A. 433 acres. I might state right here that the farm is divided by 

 a highway, and that the dairy barns are on one side by themselves, and 

 our dwelling house and horse barns, etc., are on the other side of the 

 road. 



Q. How much do the oats total ? 

 A. $312.50. 

 Q. Cotton seed meal ? 



A. $61.80. Now, then there was 12,024 pounds there, $211.01, that 

 was not bought in car load lots but at a local mill, but the price was 



