of an increasing population, indicates decreased consump- 

 tion of fluid milk per capita, — poor economy. 



There were assessed 181,818 milch cows in 1906 and 

 151,276 milch cows in 1913, making a decrease of 30,540 

 in seven years, indicating an unprofitable industry. 



The permanent prosperity of a nation depends upon a 

 prosperous agriculture; a prosperous agriculture in turn de- 

 pends in large degree upon prosperous dairying. 



Milk is a cheap food at 12 cents per quart. See Circular 

 No. 1, "Food Value of Milk." 



Until some other available animal product of equal nutri- 

 tive value, ratio and digestibility, purchasable for the same 

 or less money, is discovered, no consumer in a large city 

 can justly complain of 10 cents per quart as a retail price 

 for market milk. 



The milk brought into Boston by railroad in 1912 returned 

 to the producer 3.818 ^ cents per quart. This milk cost the 

 farmer who produced it approximately 5 cents per quart. 



Inability to obtain cost price for milk is the principal cause 

 of so many milk producers going out of business. 



Consumers should be willing to help in the correction of 

 this evil, especially as they will be the ones to suffer most 

 in the end on account of a milk shortage. This can be 

 done by using more milk; insisting upon clean milk and 

 paying a fair price for it; taking proper care of milk in 

 the home; and by co-operation in procuring just freight rates 

 and economical distribution. 



Milk should be sold on its merits both as regards milk 

 solids and cleanliness. 



The value of dairy inspection is often overestimated, — 

 that of milk inspection never. 



Penalization accomplishes little; education and encourage- 

 ment much. 



Clean milk can be obtained surely and permanently only 

 when CLEANLINESS IS PAID FOR. 



Raise the price of milk to the producer ONE CENT 

 PER QUART, and the greatest single step in solving the 

 problem will have been taken. 



' United States Department of Agriculture figures. 



