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THE MARKETING OF WHOLE MILK 



Table XXXI 



Comparative Estimate on Monthly Basis of Operating Costs Under Present 

 Conditions and Centralized Plan ' 



Rents 



Managerial expense. . . 



Interest charge 



Employee expense. . . . 

 Horse maintenance. . . 

 Wagon maintenance . . 

 Truck maintenance. . . 



Bottle loss 



Credit loss 



Water expense 



Cap expense 



Processing incidentals. , 

 Coal & power expenses. 



Ice expense 



Repairs 



Depreciation 



Advertising 



All others 



Total 



Present conditions 



No. of each item 



(estimated) 17 

 171 

 6% of $672,450 

 694 X $ 60' 

 351 X $ 40.00 

 152 X $ 10.00 

 104 X ?ioo.oo 

 171 reported 

 171 



(estimated) 171 

 171 

 171 

 171 

 171 

 171 

 10% of $672,450 

 (estimated) 171 

 171 



Amounts 



$ 3,870 



5,630 



3.362 



41,640 



14,040 



1,520 



10,400 



2,047 



1,662 



1,630 



1,080 



^.565 

 3,680 



6,020 



1,620 

 560 



1,710 



6,000 



5108,032 

 I4(i per 

 gallon 



Centralized plan 



No. of each item 



I X $350 



I X $500 

 6% of $500,000 

 350 X $125 

 150 X $40 

 100 X $10 

 60 X $60 

 I X $500 

 Vio of 1% of 

 $400,000 

 I 

 I 

 I 

 I 

 ammonia 

 I 

 I 

 I 

 I 



Amounts 



^ 35° 



500 



2,500 



43.75° 



6,000 



1,000 



3,600 



500 



400 



350 

 1,080 

 1,000 

 2,500 



100 

 1,000 



450 

 1,000 

 3,000 



$69,080 

 8)i per 

 gallon 



These are the conditions existing and the alleged pos- 

 sibilities. Who is to blame for the conditions? The public 

 demands competition and becomes suspicious at mere 

 size and complains at the least evidence of a milk trust. 

 Undoubtedly economies would result, were an efficient 

 centralized system established. But would they be as 



•■Milk Marketing Conditions in Kansas City, Sept., 1918, U. S. Bureau of 

 Markets, unpublished report. 



