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Jansen and a part of the year to Bordens' at Whitney's Point, and i a 

 part of the year to Cloverdale Farms Company and a part of the year to 

 the Broome County Dairy Company at Binghamton. Milk sold to Clover- 

 dale Farms and the Broome County Dairy Company was used in Bingham- 

 ton, while the remainder was for the New York market. 



Practically all milk was sold on six-months contracts made with the 

 milk companies on October i and April i. All concerns except two paid 

 a flat price for milk containing a minimum percentage of butterfat. This 

 per cent was 3.7 for one concern, and 3.8 and 4 per cent for the others. 

 A premium was paid when the milk tested above a certain percentage speci- 

 fied in the contract. The monthly prices paid by three companies are given 

 in table 16. Prices paid by the other companies were about the same. 



TABLE 16. MONTHLY PRICES PAID FOR MILK BY THREE COMPANIES, PER 



HUNDREDWEIGHT 



* For 3.8-per-cent milk with barn score, 

 t Average for year. 



With one exception, each concern had an inspector visit and score the 

 premises at regular intervals. A premium was paid by some of the com- 

 panies for a higher score. This encouraged the production of clean 

 milk. One company furnished the lime and equipment, and assisted the 



