The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-02
MILK PRODUCERS
CHECKS INCREASE
October Returns Exceeded
Expectations - Good
Prospects
LESS DEDUCTIONS
PRESENT MONTH
Over $4,000 Expected to Be Distrib-
uted in This Locality for November
Milk and About S13,5oo for Decem.
her Sales

Der Sales.
About $4,000 in checks has just been
received by producers in this section in
payment for the shipments of milk to
Springfield. Mass, in October, the first
month after the change in markets
from Boston to Springfield, went into
effect A total of more than $4,000 is
expected from the November sales and
approximately $500 for December
milk will be received by pro-
dueers if no unforeseen difficulties
arise The large increase in receipts
for November and December over the
previous month viii be due to increased
quantities shipped and the change in
transportation facilities.
But meager returns for the first
month S shipments were expected by
the 60 odd milk producers, as it was not
expected that the A. II. Phillips CO.,
would be able to increase its retail
sales TO absorb the entire shipment as
whole milk during the first month.
However the checks just received were
accompanied by signed statements put
out bv the dealer and the producers
committee showing that the retail sales
increased with sufficient rapidity IN Oe-
tober so that less than 35 per cent of
the milk had to be handled IN the form
of butter Consequently the full return
of nine and half cents quart was
realized on two-thirds of the shipment.
The remaining one-third was turned IN
to butter at the Guilford creamery and
sold through the Phillips chain grocery
stores, without profit to the Phillips
concern, result in total loss of
| less than one cent quart, due to the
failure of the retail sales to absorb the
entire shipment as whole milk from the
start.
After deducting transportation
| charges of practically two cents a
quart, and the above explained loss due
to the milk being handled in the form
of butter, the producers were paid net
of 6.43 cents a quart for their milk.
/ 1t is expected that the producers will
receive full price for all November ship
ments The base price is 10 cents =
quart, delivered in Springfield, and
from this there will be a transportation
deduction of little less than two cents
a quart. for truck service by the Haw-
| kins Transportation Co., allowing the
producers slightly more than eight cents
a quart for the entire month s ship
ment. or n total of over $4,000 for No
| yember sales.
| Even more encouragement is felt IL
| the outlook for the December milk sit
| uation, as the transportation has beer
changed to rail shipments at cost oi
a little more than one half cent a quart
The total deductions from the sales IL
December, during which time it is ex
i peeted that all milk will be handled a:
4 whole milk, will be something less thar
one cent a quart and the producer
should receive mores than nine cents ;
4 quart. net which viii mean that the re
turn to Windham county farmers il
round numbers will approximate $l5.
500
While some dissatisfaction has beer
; caused on account of the shortage O
empty cans returned since the rail ship
: ments went into effect it is expecte,
t that this will be adjusted, and with thi
end in view f. L. Parmelee of Putne,
$ was in Springfield yesterday for tn
/ marketing committee representing TIL
III producers. When it is known that tn
: cans are furnished by the dealer to tn
= farmers at eight hundredths of cent
$ quart it readily is understood that TIL
81 farmers could not afford to own thei
n cans This price for the rental of can
al was agreed upon between New Englan
Il dealers and the New England Milk Pre-
: dueers' association