Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12
COST OF MILK PRODUCTION
is TO BE INVESTIGATED

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Following is a part of the state
ment made by the Federal Milk Com
mission in Cleveland Thursday, March
%, 1918. The Federal Milk Commits
sion of Ohio is preparing to conduct
thorough Investigations of the costs
of production and distribution and the
conditions prevailing in the dairy in
dustry in the several parts of the
state. With the results of these in
vestigations as a basis, the commits
sion expects to be able to promote
and protect the just and proper in
terests of producers, distributors, and
consumers, during the period of the
war.
"The next few months are the
period of the year when the produc-
ton of milk by the industry as a
whole is customarily at its maximum.
Generally speaking, in normal times,
the late spring and early summer
sees a production in excess of the
market demands for whole milk. This
year, in most places, the surplus may
be expected to be a~bnormally large,
partly because recent increases of
price to the consumer have cut down
the quantity consumed, and partly
because the manufacturers of certain
milk products, especially condensed
milk, having recently been restricted
in the shipping facilities necessary
for their large export business are
less active in their demand for milk.
Just how soon the latter condition
will change, cannot now be authori-
tatively stated. 1t can be declared
with confidence, however, that when
it does change, barring unforeseen dis
aster, the foreign demand for milk
and its products will increase for the
period of the war and probably for
some time after.
"The Commission wishes to urge
emphatically that in the solution of
the milk problem, the producer, the
distributor, and the must
actively cooperate. None of the
three can solve it without the assis-
lance of the others. For the mex
three months, the Commission offers
the following recommendations which
it believes are practicable, and il
adopted will go far to accomplish the
desired results in most of the com
munities:"
To Producers
l. Keep every good COW you have
The next few years are likely tt
bring a greatly increased demand
for dairy products.
2. Plan to increase winter production
so as to equalize more nearly thu
supply throughout the year an
bring about more stable conditions
3. Accept as low a price as you cal
for the next three months, in orde
to increase consumption. This i
the time of year when the pric,
to the producer is not determine,
by the cost Of production. If yo1
can get enough increased con
sumption by a drop in price, you
net return will be greater, you vii
be getting back some of your los
market, and the public will benef
by the increased use of milk.
4. Make use OF the State Free Pub
lie Employment Bureau to help 20
get labor. They will make a spe
cial effort to get farm labor thi
) spring.
5. Study and put into effect all pos
sible economies in milk production
Much material and assistance j
available for this purpose.
To the Public
" 1. Use all the milk you can for tn
next three months. Remembe
that milk is a FOOD, not a mer
! beverage. At even higher price
than now prevail for milk,
would compare favorably in foo
. value with other staple foods.
2. Help your dealer to economic b
l care in returning bottles, by elm
mating demands for special deli,
cries, special milks, etc., and b
prompt payment.