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Outline for a Study of the Cost of Milk Production

Cambridge, Massachusetts

ABSTRACT

More studies of the cost of production in the dairy business have probably been made, than in any other phase of agriculture. Yet the dairy farm is one of the most complex of agricultural businesses. The reason for the great number of investigations into the dairy business is mostly that, many farmers felt¹ they were losing money on their dairies, and the dairymen were among the most vociferous of all farmers in demanding higher prices, or some sort of a change in the conditions of the business so that their dairies might become paying propositions.

The writer has examined critically, the methods and the conclusions of over twenty investigations into the cost of milk production. These reports or bulletins cover practically all the important milk producing sections in the country. It was found that the methods of collecting the data, the methods of computation, and the systems of conducting the studies were almost as many as the reports.

¹ Particularly from 1916 to 1920.