AGRICULTURAL COSTINGS COMMITTEE. 



I INAL UK PORT 



ON AN 



INVESTIGATION INTO THE COST OF MILK PRODUCTION. 



An Interim Report (Cmd. 1028) was published on llth November last, covering the first 

 l-ri(xl of the Investigation (from 1st October, 1919, to 30th April, 1920, in the case of England 

 Mini \Yair, :md from 1st November, 1919, to 30th April, 1920, for Scotland), referred to as the 

 Winter Period through this Report. 



The Investigation has mm been carried on over a complete year throughout Great Britain, 

 and this Report summarises the results obtained. 



Part I. deals with the results of the Investigation over the second period comprising the 

 summer months and extending from 1st May to :U)th September, 19-20, for Kngland and Wales 

 .ind from l-i May to .'Ust Ortoher, 1920, in the case of Scotland, referred to throughout as the 

 Summer Period. 



Part 11. deals with tin- results extending over the complete year which for England and 

 \Yules extends from l>t October, 1919, to 30th September, 1920', and for Scotland from 1st 

 \..\ember. 101'.). to 31st October, 1920. 



PART I. 

 Summer Period. 



I. I'AISTH I LARS OF THK FARMS ON WHICH THE INVESTIGATION 



HAS BEEN MADE. 



The number of farms and town dairies on which the costs were recorded during the Summer 

 Period is ae follows : 



Summaries of the classes and acreage of farms under supervision are contained in the 

 Interim Report, Para. II., p. 4. 22 farms in England and Wales and 9 in Scotland ceased 



mg under the Milk Investigation, some being transferred to the Committee's General Scheme 

 and some gave up the work. On the other hand 10 new farms were taken on. There were 5 

 fewer dairy farms costed in the Summer Period, the rest of the change? being with one eic- 

 ^eption mixed farms. The acreage and parrimlnr? shown in the=e pummarie? .ire not other 

 -iilly affected by the char 



II. PA !-T ! T 1 . ' ' ' S I F THE HERDS. 



The toi.ii vcrage number of cows in the herds dealt with during the Summer Period in 

 Great Britain was 4,840; 3,223 of the cows being in Kn:'l.md and Wale.- and 1,617 in Scotland. 



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