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TABLE 20.--Number of Fluid Milk Processing Plants in Various Milk
 Marketing Areas by Size of Plant, October 1959

 : :VFluid Milk Processing Capacity
 Milk : : per 8-Hour Period
Marketing : Number of : Total : Average Gal.
 Area : Plants : Gallons : per Plant


Northwest
Northeasta
Central
Tampa Bayb
Southeast

 Total


Northwest
Northeast a
Central
Tampa Bayb
Southeast


7
20
10
6
2

45


4
4
2
5
6


Total


Northwest
Northeasta
Central
Tampa Bayb
Southeast

 Total


Northwest
Northeast
Central
Tampa Bayb
Southeast

 Total


3
2
3
5
9

22


14
26
15
16
17

88


Small Firms
 4,500
 12,200
 7,300
 5,700
 1,000

 30,700

 Medium Firms
 21,080
 25,000
 11,500
 28,500
 38,850

124,930

Large Firms
37,000
20,200
46,000
197,400
189,540

490,140

All Firms
62,580
57,400
64,800
231,600
229,390

645,770


 Source: Estimates of capacity by either enumerator
ager based on plant processing equipment available.


or plant man-


 aNo estimate available for four plants-one with sales under
2,500 gallons per day, one with sales between 2,500 and 10,000 gallons
per day and two with sales over 10,000 gallons per day.

 bNo estimate available for one plant with sales between 2,500
and 10,000 gallons per day.


 643
 610
 730
 950
 500

 682


 5,270
 6,250
 5,750
 5,700
 6,475

 5,950


 12,333
 10,100
 15,333
 39,480
21,060

22,279


4,470
2,208
4,320
14,475
13,494

7,338


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