Dried Milk Products Ltd v Milk Marketing Board A contract was entered into on 11 September 1934, by the farmer who agreed to sell the milk, the claimants in this case, who were the purchasers, and the Milk Marketing Board. Under the contract, a notional price was agreed to be paid at the rate of 1s 5d per gallon, with a provision that the producer was to receive a rebate according to the purpose for which the milk was to be used.