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Co-orERATivE Dairying in England, [tuly, 



greatest zest by the members, who carted all the material and 

 conveyed the produce to and from the dairy free. Moreover, the 

 producers of milk bind themselves to bear any loss that may occur 

 proportionately among themselves, as is shown by the following 

 Clause (No. 15) of the agreement between the dairy and 

 the farmers : — 



" 1 5. If on making up the accounts and balance sheet of the dairy for the 

 year ending on the day of 190 it shall be found that the 



operations of the dairy for such year have resulted in a loss, the amount of such loss 

 shall be apportioned rateably between the several members who have during such 

 year supplied milk to the dairy according to the number of cows from which 

 milk has been supplied. The decision of the committee of management of the 

 dairy with regard to any such apportionment shall be final and conclusive, and the 

 amount apportioned to the contributor shall on demand be paid by him to the 

 dairy, and in default shall be recoverable as liquidated damages." 



The first season began on April 21st, 1903, and closed on 

 September 30th, 1903, and the number of cheeses made during 

 that period was 3420, and the quantity of miik received was as 

 follows : — 



May . . . 

 June ... 

 July ... 

 August 

 September 



7,961 gallons. 

 13,827 

 10,049 



8,717 



6,965 „ 



Total 



... 47.519 gallons. 



The price paid for the milk was 6d. per gallon (10 lb.) 

 delivered twice daily at the dairy, and the whey was bought 

 back by the members at ^d. per gallon for feeding pigs. That 

 the trade has progressed by leaps and bounds may be seen by 

 the report for the past year (1904), when the number of cheeses 

 made and the number of gallons of milk consumed was as 

 follows : — 



April ... 



May 



Tune 



July ... 

 August ... 

 September 



Total 



645 cheeses. 



899 



1,096 „ 



911 „ 



795 V 



__735 » 



5,081 ,, 



April 



May 

 June 



July ... 



August 

 September 



Total 



10,080 gallons. 



14,910 



17,867 „ 



14,617 



13,020 



11,020 



81,514 



The price paid for milk here was 6d. for io| lb. (i.e., one 

 imperial gallon). The employes are for the most part married 

 women, who regard the summer as an opportunity for earning 

 something towards the household expenses, or girls who are 

 in service during the winter. The price of whey has slightly 



