Violet, insects and fungi attacking. V-C. C. Co.'s Ammoniated Bonephosphate for All Crops. H. G. Acid Phosphate.... Corn & Vegetable Compound. Indian Brand for Tobacco No. 1. 400 PUBLICATION APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF CONTROL Printed by Dairy aud Food Commissioner's Office. State Capitol, Hartford, Conn. To His Excellency, MARCUS H. HOLCOMB, Governor, State of Connecticut: Sir: In accordance with the provisions of the General Statutes, I herewith have the honor to submit my report for this department for the two fiscal years ended September 30, 1918. THE DAIRY SITUATION. The maintenance of any industry as an industry rests on the fundamental economic law that such an industry must be conducted on the basis of costs, plus a reasonable profit. That this principle applies to the dairy industry as well as to all others is of course self-evident, nor can the permanence of the dairy industry be in any other way assured. During the past few years the European War has had effects both serious and far-reaching upon the production of milk and upon the price asked therefor. That the cost of milk production has increased decidedly in a multitudinous variety of ways, is no theoretical statement, but is based on facts of absolute knowledge, especially when the items of cost of labor and feeds are considered. Even at times it has not been a question of what price to pay for grain, or of what wages to pay to men, but it has been, at times, in some sections, an absolute impossibility to purchase feed or hire men at any price. The inevitable result of this situation has been an increase in price of milk to the consumer and has consequently brought about a storm of protests and refusals on the part of the consumer, so great as to preclude the possibility of a return for his milk to the producer, at all proportionate to the increased cost of production. In this connection, milk dealers and distributors have |