Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-22
COST OF MILK GOES UP
Producers Association to In
augurate "Winter Prices"
DECISION REACHED TODAY
Milk to Net 20 Cents a Gallon
Cream, 80 Cents.
SCHEDULE IN FORCE OCTOBER l
DECISION REACHED TODAY
SCHEDULE IN FORCE OCTOBER

The man who leaves milk and cream at
the front door every morning will have
to pay % cents gallon for the former ar
ticle and 30 cents a gallon for the latter.
beginning October 1 and continuing seven
months. This was decided upon this
morning by the Milk Producers Associa-
ton Of Maryland. Virginia and the Dis
trict of Columbia. which met at King
Hall. 623 Louisiana avenue. 1t means that
the winter wholesale price Of milk, direct
from the dairy farm, is to be charged
just one month earlier than usual The
producers to a man spoke Of a lean sum-
mer, with q drought the like of which
has not been seen by the oldest inhabi-
tant. and a corn crop which is to feed
the herds the coming winter reduced In
some cases by one-half.
This action does not mean that the re-
tail dealers of Washington will raise the
price of milk and cream per quart. They
may do so and they may not They have
an association of their own. The sum-
mer price fixed by the Milk Producers
Association has been IA cents q gallon for
milk and 621h cents a gallon for cream.
The price of both goes up and down ac-
cording to the season of the year. but
Q new departure.
"u0I dAIyLueu say.
There were some dairymen who said
they could get "a cents a gallon and more
from the dealers this winter because milk
would be scarce. and they were in favor
Of that price. However. other producers
were ayerse to putting the screws on so
tight. They said that although the milk
producers undoubtedly had the milk deal
ers in a hole just now. the conditions
will be changed eventually and the deal
ers would not forget that the farmers
had made high prices when they had the
chance.
These prices refer to STANDARD milk. -
Some producers get more than the asso-
cations .,rice because they furnish milk
was a good bit of discussion over this
matter. In an informal discussion of
ways and means to maintain the price
OF milk for the month Of October. one
man suggested that If the dealers here
refused to pay the price every producer
should refuse to ship milk to Washing
ton
The first price suggested for a gall
lon of cream was 80 cents. cream
shipper said that with milk bringing 90
cents gallon there would be no money
In cream at that price. 1t takes FIVE
gallons of standard milk to produce a
gallon OF cream. according to the milk
producers, consequently the association
believes that 80 cents gallon for
cream is a low price for this coming
winter.
DR.. Woodward Makes Address.
Health Officer Woodward spoke to the
dairymen for a few minutes this morning
He expressed his intention Of strengthen.
ing the entente cordiale between his de-
partment and the milk producers He
went into the question of infant mortal.
ity as far as it was affected by milk and
showed tabnlated results in five-yeal
of the milk law, DR.. Woodward said, the
death rate of infants from causes as.
signed to milk had been reduced from
175 per hundred thousand Of population
to 9S. He congratulated the milk pro-
ducers on their progress and told them
that cooperation was needed all the
time between the farmer with herd OF
cattle and the milk INSPECTORS.
The association elect the following
officers: President. Jo Thomas OF
Montgomery county. Md: vice president
John Diamond Of Gaithersburg, Md; sec
rotary, Lamar Jackson: treasurer. Jane.
w Roberts Of Alexandria, Va: The ex
ecutive committee elected consisted of A
d. larson. Alexandria county. Va. f. c
Gilbert. Fairfax county Va: s. P. Fogel
Prince William county. Va: Mr.. Turner
OF Fauauier county; Va; Harry Pancus
Culpeper county. Va; E. D: Goss
Orange county. Va; Ernest Holland
Montgomery county, Nd: Howard Or
nett. Frederick county. Md; c. r. Yea
ger. Prince George county. Md.
In his opening address Presiden
Thomas reminded the members of thu
association that the day was past whel
the milk inspector was looked upon a
an irreconcilable enemy. and that recen
lie down together. and it would not b.
long before little child could LEAF