Evening journal., 1921-02-03
SO PER Cent.
Of MILK USED
IN CITY SAFE
conllnued from Pace Three.

u Continued from PAGE Three.
izing plants, the producers furnishing
milk TO those plants are of an average
throughout the country. There Is no
gainsaying the fact that the majority
OF those producers get hat-are pros
ducing milk that would not pass re-
quirements in most Of the cities OF
the country which require sanitary
inspection OF the producing premises.
From a bacteri0lOgical standpoint,
Wilmington is handling milk that IS
average.
Locally. an idea has been created,
without foundation, that milk can be
produced and handled by the pr0duc-
ers at a cheaper price than now pre-
walls. Perhaps so, but 10 should be
taken into consideration that the con-
sumer would be subjected to a vast
quantity Of milk that now is returned
10 some farmers who refuse TO pay
attention tO requirements OF santa
tiOn, or even cleanly methods
l have no brief for the pasteurizlng
plants or those. who are termed the
distributor But in all fairness, the
consumer should know that the aver
age profit on quart or milk is one
fourth Of a cent II conditions are
right. If something in an economical
way. which includes weather, or other
Unforeseen contingency, arises, the
percentage is cut down accordingly.
From the consumers standpoint.
milk in Wilmington, based upon the
price paid the producer, Is reasonable.
Producers selling IN the Wilmington
district are selling at the same price
mat Philadelphia dealers pay and
Philadelphia dealers set the price in
this field. which Is the same as that
paid in Pennsylvania and Maryland in
the same milk she'd" Under existing
contracts, pasieurizing plants aud ice
cream establishments are working on
a margin OF profit that would not be
considered sufficient by the ordinary
mercantile establishment Mix at A.
cents a quart in Wilmington is a cent
cheaper than in Philadelphia and Bal
timOre, yet the same wholesale price
prevails. This indicates the efficiency
or the local plants and their desire %
furnish the public with an article I'm
keeping with the economic demands
IL is prepOsterOus 90 suppose that an
aggregation OF disruntled farmers
with no knowledge OF the mill;-plani
business, could come 10 Wilmington
and sell a better product at a cheaper
price. 10 must be remembered that
the milk sold in Wilmington comes
from these same farms, and some o
10 is returned 10 producers because 4
IS not up TO the standard required BY
the local milk or ice cream plants. u
those possessing n scientific knOwl
edge OF The care and handling OF mill
cannot accept il at times. is 10 reason
able 10 suppose that some producers
whose carelessness at times cause
the return Of their product. can handle
better article or at a cheaper price
The higher the price paid the pro
dacer. naturally the higher the price
paid by the consumer. Under existing
conditions, efficiency OF the highcs
degree is required in the milk plant
TO permit Of successful operation Oi
the narrow margin OF profit accruinl
Instead Of a milk plant in Whining
ton. many farmers need more Ell
cheney on their farms: more mOderi
equipment; new type barns. sanitary
methods OF production. II there Wer
included in their general plan. a IA
step would be taken toward not onl
a greater profit 10 themselves but
lowering Of the price to the consumer
At the present time, the same typ
barns that were in use nearly a cen
tury ago are being utilized. The sam
old methods OF production used b.
their fathers and their grandfather
are in use by many present-day farm
ers. also, the same scrub cattle Whicl
preclude profitable production. The
are not making the profit on thei
farms that they should. But in min,
instances 10 rs their own fault The