B752: Reserve Milk Supplies of Milk Processors in Maine and Massachusetts

In making payments to producers, fluid milk dealers pay for milk on a utilization basis. That used as fluid whole milk, low fat, or skim milk is paid for at a Class I price and all other milk, regardless of how used, is paid for at a lower Class II price. The milk classified as Class II is often distinguished as that processed and that not processed at the fluid milk receiving plant. The latter is shipped to a surplus milk disposal facility and in Maine, the dealer pays producers a lower, Class lib price for it. This milk ultimately is processed into cream for ice cream, cheeses, skim milk powder, butter and other storage products. The objective of this study was to determine the minimum reserve requirements of fluid milk processing plants and to analyze some of the factors influencing the level of reserves.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/aes_bulletin/1095/thumbnail.jp

B756: Factors Affecting the Unit Costs of Milk Distribution

Large variation in unit costs among firms performing essentially the same functions is characteristic of the milk distribution industry. This is so despite their operating under economic conditions which provide generally similar prices for goods and services needed for processing and delivery operations. Presumably the special character of the firms in terms of size, management, age of facilities, and equipment may account for cost differences. What the factors may be is import ant to understanding the ability of firms to operate profitably under a pricing system in which prices received for products sold are largely determined by the lowest cost at which milk can be distributed to consumers . It was the objectives of the analysis reported herein to 1) examine the variation In financial and physical factors thought to affect unit distribution costs and 2) determine the combination of factors which largely explain the differences in unit costs.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/aes_bulletin/1093/thumbnail.jp

B738: Costs and Returns in Lowbush Blueberry Production in Maine, 1974 Crop

Blueberry production is primarily a part time enterprise with a wide variation in acreages per grower and a modest investment per acre. Blueberry growers recovered cash costs and most of the variable costs of producing and harvesting the 1974 crop. For a competitive return on investment and a modest wage, the average grower would have had to receive 35 cents rather than 20 cents per pound, considering the yields obtained in 1974. To be reasonably assured of adequate returns, a grower should achieve yields of over 1,000 pounds per acre.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/aes_bulletin/1086/thumbnail.jp

TB87: Delivery Costs per Package on Wholesale Milk Routes: A Comparison of Two Methods of Cost Allocation

This study of milk delivery operations was undertaken to develop labor relatives for different packages and to compare unit costs of delivery computed by using these relatives. A principal issue was whether variable direct labor was a better measure than total direct labor for allocating costs to various packages. Delivery operations on milk routes were timed to determine the amount of labor used in performing various functions in serving wholesale customers. This route information and the financial information on dealer delivery operations comprised the data base for the analyses.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/aes_techbulletin/1116/thumbnail.jp

B742: Improving the Incomes of Small Farm Families in Coastal Maine

Two basic objectives were formulated for this study: 1) To determine the physical, human and financial resources, as well as the source of income from farm and non-farm outlets available to small farm families living in coastal Maine; and, 2) To develop optimal organizations of existing small farm and family labor resources in order to maximize the incomes of these farm families.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/aes_bulletin/1097/thumbnail.jp

TB106: A Transshipment Model of the Maine Milk Industry

A model was developed that included the cost of assembly, processing, and wholesale distribution of Class I milk within the state of Maine. Solution of the model with parameter values appropriate to current costs associated with these three aspects of the milk market yielded an achievable least cost allocation for performing the assembly, processing, and distribution of milk, adequate to meet demand, throughout the state. It is hoped that the model will prove a powerful planning and diagnostic tool.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/aes_techbulletin/1090/thumbnail.jp

Blueberry Research Progress Report

The 1975 edition of the Blueberry Research Progress Report was prepared for the Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include: 1. Insects Affecting the Blueberry 2. Weed Control in Blueberry Fields 3. Pruning of Blueberries 4. Integrated Management of Blueberry Fields 5. Selective Thinning of Black Barrenberries in Lowbush Blueberry Fields with Ethrel 6. The Physiology and Biochemistry of the Development of the Lowbush Blueberry Fruit 7. The Development of Blueberry Varieties Adapted to Maine 8. Factors Regulating Rhizome Initiation and Development in the Lowbush Blueberry 9. Mechanical Blueberry Harvesting 10. Blueberry Marketing and Cost Analysis of Producing Blueberries 11. New Food Products and Servic

Blueberry Research Progress Report

The 1976 edition of the Blueberry Research Progress Report was prepared for the Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include: 1. Effect of Plant-Water Stress on Lowbush Blueberry Growth, Yield and Quality 2. Insects Affecting the Blueberry 3. The Development of Blueberry Varieties Adapted to Maine 4. Weed Control in Blueberry Fields 5. Pruning of Blueberries 6. Integrated Management of Blueberry Fields 7. The Physiology and Biochemistry of the Development of the Lowbush Blueberry Fruit 8. Survey of Red Leaf Disease of Blueberries 9. Blossom Blight of Blueberries 10. Blueberry Marketing and Cost Analysis of Producing Blueberries 11. Factors Regulating Rhizome Initiation and Development in the Lowbush Blueberry 12. New Food Products and Servic