New York State Guernsey Breeders' Co-Op., Inc. v. Wickard

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

For reasons readily understandable, the old controversy as to the relative merits of milk from Guernsey and from Holstein cows has flared up with increased vigor in consequence of the promulgation of federal and state milk orders under legislation designed to secure uniform minimum prices to the milk producers. The Guernsey producers seek either complete exemption from the orders or a substantial differential in their favor—beyond the allowance made all producers for better-than-average butterfat content—based upon asserted superior quality, greater production costs, and…