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San Joaquin Valley. The Imperial Valley Association 

 has two creameries and is planning on a large manufactur- 

 ing plant. The United Dairy Association of western 

 Washington has recently taken steps to follow the example 

 of the California group, and several of its county organi- 

 zations have already acquired plants. 1 In the Dairymen's 

 League territory elaborate plans are under way for the 

 acquisition of the milk manufacturing business through 

 the Dairymen's League Cooperative Association, which 

 is being fostered by the League. A number of plants have 

 been built or acquired under this cooperative association 

 plan, the first of which was that at Auburn, New York. 

 On April 10, 1920, plants were in operation under this 

 plan at Auburn, Fort Plain, Canajoharie, Fonda, Holland 

 Patent, Wallkill, and Williamstown, New York. 2 In many 

 localities in New York farmers' companies have operated 

 country plants for some years. One such plant, at Little 

 Falls, New York, handled about 13,000,000 pounds of 

 milk in 1919, and during the first eleven months of the 

 year accumulated a surplus of $44,000. 3 



Only two associations report any distribution to the 

 consumer the Milk Producers' Cooperative Marketing 

 Company (Chicago) and the Midwest Milk Producers' 

 Association (Omaha). 4 Each of these is undertaking dis- 

 tribution on a small scale in addition to their other ac- 

 tivities. A third, the King County Milk Producers' 

 Association, a local branch of the United Dairymen's 

 Association of Washington, is planning to take up the 

 retail distribution in the city of Seattle in the near future. 5 



1 Northwest Dairyman & Horticulturist, Mar., 1920, p. 3. 



2 Dairymen's League News, Apr. 10, 1920, p. 10. 



3 Milk News, Jan., 1920, p. 6. 



4 The New England Dairymen Association is also distributing some milk. 



5 Northwest Dairyman 2 Horticulturist, Mar., 1920, p. 3. 



