The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-04-26
NEW ENGLAND MILK
PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION
Some Additional Facts Concerning
This New Association Of New Eng
land Dairymcn.

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Picture a place in the northern cen
tral part Of Aroostook County, Maine,
and then imagine spot in the south
western part Of Connecticut, perhaps
90 miles from the city Of New York.
Those centers are approximately GOO
miles apart From this point in the
Nutmeg state to Burlington, VI via
the Connecticut River valley is about
2S5 miles; from Boston TO Newport.
VT, and TO Cambridge, N. T., 235 and
2i0 miles respectively. Draw lines on
a map between the localities named
and some conception may be gained OF
the wide extent Of the territory cover
ed hy tho New England Milk Produc-
crs' Association, as well as a vivid
idea Of the remarkable uprising Of
dairymen in that section which led TO
the development of the great organic
alton.
Few persons have any idea OF the
number involved in this stupendous
movement in one branch of agricul-
ture. Today the association repre-
sents nearly 10000 members and
stands for an ownership Of practically
10000 cows. It's members supply
every day the milk consumed by about
2,500,000 persons, to say nothing Of a
large percentage of the butter, cream
and cheese used by this vast army.
The membership is increasing daily.
The number already on the rolls of
the organization represents slightly
LESS than half the total number Of
dairymen in New England, but every
"a hours sees more of those outside
the fold stepping forward to align
themselves with the great co-opera-
tive gathering.
New England never before has seen
such an organization among agricul-
tural producers and on few occasions
throughout the country has there been
so general and enthusiastic move
ment. There may be associations
which have attained larger member
shin, but il is claimed that nowhere ir
the United States has SO great pro-
portional number united in so short q
space of time as has been the case
with the N. +. M. p. A.
What the future has in store can be
only a matter of conjecture, but there
arc those who think that within a
year the membership will be doubled
and that practically all the dairymen
of New England will be enrolled under
one banner for the good of all.
The main feature of the work of the
organization has been to develop a
unified method of marketing milk and
the fundamental steps toward most
successful and practical system have
been taken. Much remains to be done
to perfect features of this plan, but,
in the meantime, steps will be taken
TO establish a general scheme of CO.
operative buying for the members of
the association, which will prove of as
direct benefit as has been the method
of unified marketing. Both systems
will come under the general head Of
collective bargaining for the organiz-
alton. This is not all, however. The
future will see further efforts direct
ed toward building up a credit
bureau, arranging a transportation
survey and entering on comprehensive
and extensive lines of work to educate
consumers to a higher realization Of
the economic and food values of milk
and general dairy products. The N.
+. M. P. A. has wide field and its
energetic officials are ambitious to
cover it fully and successfully.