30 ESSENTIALS OF SUITABLE LOCATIONS 
to guard against heavy loss which would naturally resuit in local- 
ities unfavorable to the industry. 
The chief factors to be considered in this connection are: 
Milk supply 
Water supply 
‘Transportation facilities. 
ther conditions. 
Milk Supply.—.\ large supply of milk with possibilities for 
extending the milk supply territory is the first essential. The 
condensery must have milk to do business. The locality in which 
it is located must be adapted for the production of large quanti- 
ties of milk; it must be a dairy country where reasonably large 
herds are kept. Other things being equal, the larger the milk 
supply, the lower the cost of manufacture. \WWhere the milk 
supply drops below fifteen thousand pounds of milk daily, pro- 
fitable manufacture becomes difficult. Territories of gathered 
cream creameric¢s are usually not very desirable. The farmers 
generally have small herds and are not inclined to haul their 
milk daily. They prefer to take their cream to the creamery 
once or twice per week, or whenever it 1s convenient for them to 
do so. Again, they appreciate the feeding value of the skim 
milk and depend on the skim milk to raise their young 
stock and pigs. When they take their milk to the condensery, 
there is no skim milk nor buttermilk left for feeding purposes. 
The presence of whole milk creameries and cheese factories 
renders a locality most attractive for the establishment of milk 
condenseries. The farmers usually have reasonably large herds, 
they are accustomed to take reasonable care of their milk and 
to haul it to the factory daily, and the condensery prices are 
generally high enough above the creamery or cheese factory 
prices to induce the farmers to patronize the condensing factory, 
Territories in close proximity of large consuming centers, 
though dairying may have reached a high state of development, 
are not desirable, owing to the continuous and growing demand 
for fresh milk. Competition of this kind means high prices, 
which no business tactics are capable of modifying. 
Water Supply.—The value to the milk condensing plant of 
a generous and never-failing supply of clean, cool water cannot 
