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BULLETIiSr 1095, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTURE. 



Table 1. — Investments in plant and equipment at 27 producers' cooperative milk 

 plants, arra/nged according to quantity handled — Continued. 



Size of plant (gallons handled daily). 



Investment in 

 delivery equipment. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 plants. 



Average 

 per plant. 



Average 



per 

 gallon. 



Total investment. 



Average per 

 plant. 



Average 



per 

 gallon. 



500 gallons or less .. 



501 to 1,000 gallons. . 

 1,001 to 2,000 gallons 

 2,001 to 8,000 gallons 



$2, 893. 75 

 11, 185. 79 

 7, 146. 06 

 19, 475. 25 



i$6.66 



14.07 



<4.33 



5.21 



2 $21,433. 44 



3 49, 985. 43 



3 i 49, 482. 13 



5 155, 136. 34 



1 S51. 70 

 3 63.04 



3 4 28. 11 

 5 36. 97 



8, 556. 39 



7.02 



63, 749. 18 



39.54 



The average investment in plant buildings at 84 privately owned plants ranging in size from 100 gallons 

 to over 10,000 gallons daUy was S24,183, and the average investment per gallon handled daily was $13.27 

 based on 1916 prices. See U. S. Department of Agriculture Bulletin No. 849. 



The average investment in plant equipment at 125 privately owned plants ranging in size from 100 gal- 

 lons to over 10,000 gallons daily was S24,475, and the average per gallon handled daUy was S11.59, based on 

 1916 prices. See U. S. Department of Agriculture Bulletin No. 890. 



^ One plant in this group had no delivery system. 



2 Only 5 plants in this group had buildings of their own. 



^ One plant in this group rented a building. 



* One plant in this group handled mostly all wholesale. 



s Two plants in this group had no delivery system. 



Below are estimates of the approximate cost of the principal plant 

 equipment for plants of various sizes. These figures include the cost 

 of the principal equipment required, together with an initial supply 

 of cans, bottles, cases, etc. 



2, 000-gallon plant. §25,000 to $35,000. 

 4,000-gallon plant, $45,000 to $60,000. 



100-gallon plant, $1,500 to $2,000. 



500-gallon plant, $4,000 to $6,000. 



1, 000-gallon plant, $15,000 to $25,000. 



The following is an estimate of the cost of delivery equipment, not 

 including stable or garage. 



2, 000 gallons, $10,000 to $15,000. 

 4, 000 gallons, $20,000 to $30,000. 



100 gallons, $500 to $700. 

 500 gallons, $3,500 to $4,000. 

 1, 000 gallons, $5,000 to $8,000. 



In Table 2 are given estimates of the amounts of mone}' required 

 to establish and operate plants of various sizes. While these figures 

 show great variation, a general idea of costs may be obtained from 

 them. 



Table 2. — Estimated amoxints of money required to establish and operate plants 

 handling various quantities of milk daily. 



Number of gallons to be handled 

 daily. 



Building. 



Rent of building 

 per month. 



Plant equipment. 



Delivery 

 eqmpment. 



100 to 2.50 SI, 500 to S6, 000 



250 to 500 4,000 to 10,000 



500 to 1,000 ; 10, 000 to 18, 000 



1,000 to 2,000 15, 000 to 25, 000 



2,000 to 4,000 1 IS, 000 to 50, 000 



82.5 to $50 

 40 to 75 

 60 to 100 



$1, 500 to So, 000 



3, 000 to 8, 000 



6, 000 to 20, 000 



15, 000 to 35, 000 



25, 000 to 50, 000 



$.500 to S2, 000 



1,200 to 3, .500 



2, 500 to 7, 000 



5, 000 to 14, 000 



10, 000 to 28, 000 



