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MILK SURVEY OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER 



This would result in a saving over the present charges of .002092 per 

 quart, and $7,595.65 per year. It must be remembered in considering 

 these figures that superintendence is exercised at the present time over 

 only 20,236 quarts of the Rochester milk supply, while under the cen- 

 tralized system this superintendence would be exercised over the entire 

 supply of 82,075 quarts. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



In all of the large milk plants there are employed laborers who per- 

 form miscellaneous services. They may assist in the labor of various 

 departments at different times, and perform odd pieces of work, such 

 as the handling of freight, supplies, repairing, painting, cleaning, and other 

 such services. Under this item for the City of Rochester are listed 21 

 employees in plants handling 17,187 quarts daily, working for a period of 

 69.5 man hours daily at the rate of 247 quarts per man hour, and at a cost 

 of .001448 per quart. In some of the other companies in the list there 

 are also employed men under this head, as shown in Table No. 67. 



TABLE No. 67 

 MISCELLANEOUS 



In Table No. 67 it will be noted that company No. 8, handling 43,070 

 quarts, employs only 3 men as miscellaneous workers, and that company 

 No. 4, handling 65,800 quarts, employs only 5 such men. It seems fair to 

 assume, therefore, that the Rochester milk supply of 82,075 quarts re- 

 quires only six such men. Applying the Rochester wage scale of .358 per 

 hour to these men, and assuming that they work nine hours each, or 54 

 hours daily, the total yearly cost would be $19,332. This would make a 

 cost per quart under the centralized system of .000236 per quart, and a 



