Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-02-15

Attention! Milk Consumers
The following is the questiomaire hich is being
County, together with the agreement which calls
signatures. When you approached by someone who
is asking for your cooperation in milk buying, WON'T
you at least give this your serious thought7 Talk
it with your husband and determine where your
interests lie.
The us. Department of Agriculture Milk Marketing
Agreement compels of our local dairies to pay
the farmer for his milk. This increase in price
is passed to the consumer. The dairies are not
absorbing the increased costly nstituting economies
which gt keep the price of milk the same, or low
it.
CAN THE CONSUMER PROTECT HIMSELF AGAINST THE
HIGHER PRICE, OR BUY FOR LESS?
We all hnow what combined efforts and pooled re-
sources can do. If group of customers, buying 200
quarts or even more daily, will agree to buy their
milk from the company offering the lowest bid to
their bargaining committee, they should be able to
get delivered milk at reduced price, just
store does.
WOULD THE MILK SUPPLIED BY THE SELECTED DAIRY BE
JUST AS GOOD AS THAT WHICH YOU ARE NoM BUYING?
Mr.. Tood, Chief sanitarian of Prince Georges
Health Department states in letter to the Maryland
Milk Consumers Committee nAll dairymen in Prince
Georges County, at the present time, meeting
these prince Georges Milk ordinance) requr enents.
You may be assured that when you purchase milk in
Prince Georges County that they complying with
these regulations, only allow, under this or
dinance, Grade nan Pasteurized and Grade IA" Raw.
This that from the standpoint of bacteria
count, butterfat content, farm and dairy plant
that any dairys milk is healthful another.
Statements of the dairies to the contrary pure
sales propaganda.
Is THE TASTE OF MILK FRG DIARIES DIFFERENT?
The Consumers Study Group of the University of
Maryland American Association of University Women
had blindfo1d test and unable to distinguish
any particular di ference. An experienced milk
faster rated the samples follows rs being per-
feet score) Harvey 22; Holbrook, 20 rancid; Chevy
Chase, q; Walnut HILL, u; Seibel, q flat.
WILL YOU GET NIX WITH AS MUCH CREAM?
Comparing the line is sound test for
butterfat. Diaries price their milk the
basis of the butterfat content. The butterfat
tent of milk ranges from 3.o to 4.5 and prices per
quart range from 10 cents to 10 cents.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU ARE PAYING FOR THIS BUT
TERFAT IN MILK? For example if you buy 10 per cent
milk at u cents you pay approximately $l.75 per
pound for the fat, if you pay - cents for Ill the
fat cost about $3.50 pound.Table at IS cents
for the fat in it. It seems like better buying to
save few cents quart, even if it should be of
lower content lit must be 3.5 per cent? and buy
fat butter at IS to SO cents pound.
There other economies that feasible, such
larger containers, deposit bottles, every 9TH
er day delivery. Store prices should be less than
If you want to reduce the price of your milk, join
the buying group.
will you be willing to buy milk through buying
club which Will enter into buying contract with the
dairy offering best bid, said contract to be ap
proved by members of said buying club at public
meeting?"
Youth is not time of life-it is a state Of
mind. It is not matter of ripe cheeks, red lips,
and supple knees. It is temper of the will,
quality of the imagination vigor of the emotions;
it is freshness of the deep springs of life.