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for the month of November than for June, while the other groups had 

 16 or 17 per cent less. The average labor income for the Grade A pro- 

 ducers was $713. 



Some influences resulting from the production of more milk in the 

 fall and winter are indicated for the different methods of selling in 

 Table 56. The averages for the "retailers" are not very reliable on ac- 

 count of the small numbers of farms included in the groups. Doubt- 

 less, variations in methods of selling rather than seasonal production 

 are responsible for some change in prices for these groups. 



Table 56 — Methods of selling milk and November- June ratio of production 



(S'fO farms) 



Method. 



SelliiH/ milk locally 



Number of farms 



Average labor income 



Other averages : 



November-June ratio 



Number of cows 



Milk per cow (pounds) 4,8 



Milk price per cwt 



Man work units per man 



Tons of milk per man 



Selling standard, market milk icholesale 



Number of farms 



Average labor income 



Other averages : 



November-June ratio 



Number of cows 



Milk per cow (pounds) 



Milk price per cwt 



Man work units per man 



Tons of milk per man 



Selling Grade A milk wholesale 



Number of farms 



Average labor income 



Other averages : 



November-June ratio 



Number of cows 



Milk per cow (pounds) 



Alilk price jier cwt 



Man work units per man 



Tons of milk i^er man 



In general, better prices and better labor incomes are associated 

 with more fall milk. More efficiency and better production are con- 

 tributing causes. The extreme variations in seasonal production among 

 these farms indicate a lack of consistency that must be due to one of 



