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MILK SURVEY OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER 



STABLE AND GARAGE 



Some of the companies in the list deliver milk only by the use of 

 horses, others use automobiles to some extent. The labor in caring for 

 horses and in caring for the automobiles used has been combined for all 

 companies in Table No. 61. 



TABLE No. 61 

 STABLE AND GARAGE 



In Table No. 61 it will be noted that for the City of Rochester there 

 are 168 men employed in caring for horses and automobiles working 

 256.7 man hours at the rate of 320 quarts of milk per man hour, and at 

 a cost of .001357 per quart. The most efficient company operates at the 

 rate of 512 quarts per man hour. This company has a practical monopoly 

 of the business in its city, and its efficiency is due to the fact that its 

 horses are all in one large up-to-date stable with every facility for efficient 

 handling, and its automobiles in one garage adjoining the stable. 



Under the present system in Rochester there are numerous small 

 horse stables and garages scattered throughout the city, each company 

 being possessed of one or more. Under this system the present yearly 

 cost for labor is $40,661. It is obvious that if these numerous small 

 stables and garages were abandoned and the horses and automobiles cared 

 for in larger units, there would be considerable saving in these labor 

 charges. It is believed to be fair to assume that the efficiency in quarts 

 per man hour would approach that of the most efficient company in the 

 list. Assuming 500 quarts per man hour as the basis under a centralized 

 system, and using the Rochester average wage scale of .434 per hour, the 

 cost under a centralized system would be .000868 per quart, and a yearly 



