i64 THE MARKETING OF WHOLE MILK 



porarily diverted to some cheese factory, the patrons 

 whose milk is so diverted would suffer a loss. By hav- 

 ing all payments made through the association, the 

 latter can prorate such losses before making settle- 

 ment. 



Commissions charged for selling milk vary in form and 

 in amount. Following are the commissions charged their 

 members by twenty-one associations: 



Table XXXIV 



Commissions Charged by Twenty-one Associations 



Commission 



No. of associations 



Actual cost 



l^i cents per lb. of butterfat. 



iX cents per gallon 



I cent per gallon 



}4 cent per gallon 



S cents per hundredweight., . . 

 I cent per hundredweight ... 



1 per cent of sales 



}4 per cent of sales 



I cent per 8 gallon can 



Dues only 



At Chicago, in 1916, the National Milk Producers' 

 Federation was formed, composed of delegates from the 

 various milk producers' associations, each of which is 

 represented by one delegate having one vote.^ The 

 formation of the National Federation was an important 

 step in the growth of the movement since it was in line 

 with the general tendency toward organization on a 

 national scale. 



' Marketing y Farm Credits, National Conference on Marketing & Farm 

 Credits, 1916, p. 430. 



