The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-29
SHIP MILK TO SPRINGFIELD.
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lips concern is DESTROYS of securing |
5000 quarts. The N. E. NJ P. A. has |
advanced the price to producers one
half cent a quart for the month of |
October, making the price nine and
onehalf cents, and has agreed to give
an additional one-half cent increase for
November, making the price for that
month 10 cents a quart for milk de-
livered in Springfield. which would be
the same if delivered in Boston. But
in addition to the increase. in the price
for the product it is. expected that the
cost of transportation will not erceed
two-thirds of the. cost, of shipment to
Boston. Another saving will come to
the producers through the omission of
the Surplus clause which has been
insisted upon in the Boston market,
whereby the price is reduced if the
shipments exceed a certain amount Il
This ''surplus clause in the con-
tract with the Boston dealer and the
long shipping distance have caused
considerable dissatisfaction with the
producers, Boston experiencing a heavy
surplus supply during late winter and
III the spring of the year 1t was be
| cause of these unsatisfactory condi-
1
assisted by County Agent W. P Frost
and committee of local producers, has
been in search of a better market
throughout the summer and the matter
was brought to a head at the mass meet
ing Saturday evening.
At this meeting the new marketing
plan was outlined by Mr.. Parmelee anC
the producers were given the reasons
Il Nv %ba rl-nt far
/ more even flow of product and proba-
bly,. better grade of milk than has
been shipped to Boston. No surplus
, clause will be in effect and the produc-
ers will be rated upon their average
product during the last three month
of the yeaf
r. D. Lull from the Worcester of
fee of the n E. NJ. p. A. explained
=. the plan whereby marketing commit
tee should be chosen by Representative,
vote to solve the details of the chang
of shipment and to sit in conference
from time to time and accept or rejec-
: applications from additional pro
n ducers who might desire to send mill
: with the 40 or 80 shippers who vii
$ start Oct. l, and the following me-
n were chosen: Linn Fullam of West
minister. Howard LOOMS and Henri,
/ Frost of East Putney, J. j. Knight o
= ney, Putney. r. A. Boyd of Guilfor
and w. A. Richardson of Chesterfield
County President Parmelee of Putne
will act with the committee as chail
D man ex-officio.
This committee held a short meetin
Immediately after their election an
&c made some preliminary announcement
I'd In accordance with arrangements mac
O. previously with the Phillips concern 1
I'd shipments of milk will be honored e.
O. cept those bearing the name of produ
rs ers accepted by the marketing commi
TO tee. The committee made it plain tn;
u no farmer would be allowed to nal
"a use of this new project unless he WI
ne a member of the n. f. NJ. p. A. oil
IT everyone would be required to sign ;
nm order allowing the dealer to deduct t
~ monthly n Z NJ. p A. dues from ca
OF individual milk check.
r. duplication to the Boston & Mai
", railroad for the milk ear has been
ny fused on the ground that the amount
OIL milk now being shipped is below I
ne minimum and probably will not rea
We the interstate commerce commission
ERA rulings covering milk car miniml
ne; until about Nov l. Whether the co
~ mittee viii have to pay freight upon
hu minimum shipment or make arrans
ments for motor truck shipment is I
vet known, but announcement will
made through The Reformer concerni
the decision of the committee, VIII
300 will meet at the Farm Bureau of
this evening.
About 700 quarts which had be
r. shipped some time to the Boston M
the ket by rail from the Brattleboro
per pot already is going by automof
us truck to Springfield, the truck taxi
'he the milk from a cold box on Elm str
Sho near cold spring. While this box v
my made much larger than the demand
iile quircd at the start it already has bt
IA outgrown, and other arrangements '
'ote have to be made if the full shipm
u goes by motor truck. The present III
oSe shipment is the product of GuilfO
Pai Chesterfield, Hinsdale and West 81
's tleboro farms.
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