The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-17
SYSTEM CLOSELY
 WATCHED BY FARM BUREAU IF STATE
Local Organization Of l15 Members Pool Product
 Similar To Cotton Plan
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 TEE E-HFRALD e Montgomery Ala. June l6

Great interest is being manifested at state farm bureau headquarters and by dairymen generally in tho project launched by the Jefferson Dairy company, an organization formed by the Jefferson county farm bureau for the cooperative market ing of milk. According to informa- tion from the state farm bureau the Jefferson county organization start ed from the ground a year ago, and through sale of stock and co-opera- tion of Birmingham banks has built d plant which when equipped will represent an investment of Sl25,900, and has secured "sign-up" of milk amount supplied Birmingham.
 It is stated that investigations have revealed that the daily per capita consumption of milk in Birmingham is only cup day, or fraction of a point, when according to experts. it should be q quart day. The new organization will not only market milk co-operatively and grade its product according to quality, but is also planning a campaign to increase milk consumption in Birmingham. Pool Similar To Cotton.
 The organization has 115 members, whose milk will be pooled just as cotton is by the Farm Bureau Cot ton association The plant erected at Twenty eighth street and Seventh avenue. north, will be used as cen tral receiving and distributing point to which all members of the pool will bring their milk for distribu- tion This comparatively handling of milk will save d vast amount of duplication on the part of dairymen who. when working as individuals. make trips to customers located on the same streets. Under the co-oper- ative plan the dairymen will deliver the milk to the central plant and it will be distributed in the most eco nomical manner and duplication of trips by rival dairy wagons will be eliminated.
 An interesting feature of the pro gram is that horses will be used In distributing milk in the city. The milk will be brought to Birmingham by truck in a majority of cases, but the cooperative organization has de- cided that horses will give better results for city street hauls. and about 100 horses will be used.
 More Time To Production.
 Under the cooperative arrange. ment producers will be relieved ot the job of distributing milk and will l be able to give more time to pro- l duction, and will be able to produce milk at greater distance from ths city of Birmingham as no time will be lost by producers delivering milk to customers.
 The company will grade it's milk according to quality. so that consum- CTS may know just what they are l getting. It will handle whole milk. butter milk, cream and Bulgarian butter milk. The plant will have a capacity of 5000 gallons.
 s. L. Brewster is president of the l Jefferson County Farm Bureau Dairy association and also of the Jefferson Dairy company formed to operate the plant. J. L. Lilies. county agent of Jefferson county, Is given much of the credit for the success of the milk cooperative mark eting pro- gram. Dairymen in the milk pool have agreed to deliver their milk to the pool over a period of five years. It is stated that the new co-opera- tive organization is working in en- tire harmony with the Jefferson county health authorities.