. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture -- United States. 16 BULLETIN G39, U. S. DEPAT^TMENT OF Fig. 6.—Location of city milk plants In Detroit before compulsory pasteurization. quantities which were not needed by the trade, dealers utilized the surplus by manufacturing it into some less perishable product, such as butter, cheese, or condensed milk. The various demands of consumers for goods put up in different- sized containers are graphically illustrated in figure 5. Although there were approximately an equal number of customers on each of the
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture -- United States. 16 BULLETIN G39, U. S. DEPAT^TMENT OF Fig. 6.—Location of city milk plants In Detroit before compulsory pasteurization. quantities which were not needed by the trade, dealers utilized the surplus by manufacturing it into some less perishable product, such as butter, cheese, or condensed milk. The various demands of consumers for goods put up in different- sized containers are graphically illustrated in figure 5. Although there were approximately an equal number of customers on each of the 14 routes, and though the value of sales was approximately the same, the demands for goods in different-sized containers varied greatly. To supply the demands for market milk and its deriva- tives it was necessary for dealers to equip their plants properly for distributing in the city the milk received from various producers in the country. PREPARING MILK FOR CITY DISTRIBUTION. BEFORE COMPULSORY PASTEURIZATION. Prior to the enforcement of the milk-pasteurization ordinance there were 158 milk dealers in Detroit, and the " plants" were situ- ated in different parts of the city, as shown in figure 6. Twenty-four dealers used the " flash " method of pasteurization and 19 the " hold- ing" process. There were 91 dealers who bottled raw milk, each. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , Govt. Print. Off.
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