23—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. June 1.1968 “How Americans Use Dairy Foods” Fluid nonfnt and tow fat milks, cheese. cottage cheese. and Ice cream and other frozen dairy foods were the front runners in 1867 per capita dairy foods sales, according to the 1968 edition of "How -Americans Use Their Dairy Foods." The publication, a statistical review issued annu ally by the National Dairy Coun cil, was released recently In brief; Sales of fluid nonfat and low fat milk reached an all time high of 39.2 pints per per son in 1967—up nearly 4 pints from 1966. Cheese sales aver aged 9.7 pounds, a tenth of a pound below the all-time high set in 1966. Per capita sales of ice cream and other frozen dairy foods rose to 21.2 quarts, a rate of sales equal to the record-set ling level of 1965 and four-tenths of a pound moie than 1966 Cot tage cheese, at 4.5 pounds per person, remained at the same level as 1966. Fluid whole milk sales in 1967 were 233 pints per person as compared with 242 pints in 1966. Total sales of fluid whole m.lk were 49 4 billion pounds in 1967, 200 million pounds less than 1966. Total fluid whole milk sales have averaged close to 50-billion pounds annually in recent years, about 10 percent higher than the level of sales in the late fifties. Per capita sales of other dairv foods included: butter down to 4.8 pounds per prson from 5.4 pounds in 1966; fluid cream down to 6.9 pounds per person from 7.4; nonfat dry milk drop ped from 5 3 to 5.0 pounds; evaporated and condensed milks were 9 1 pounds for 1967 after sales of 9 9 for 1966. According to the NDC publica- tion. a factory employee in 1987 worked almost 20 minutes to buy worked 12.2 minutes to earn a half-gallon of home-delivered wages to buy an average home- milk. In 1014, he worked almost delivered half-gallon of milk. To 50 minutes to earn the price of purchase a half-gallon at the a half-gallon. * ' store he worked 11 minutes. Says The nation’s dairy farmers es- NDC, the amount of time work- tablished two new records last ed to buy milk has been declin- year. Cow population was at irs ing steadily over the last 20 lowest level on record—l3.s mil years. In 1947, a factory worker lion, some 20 percent less than Here’s something new in farm buildings! • It costs 40% less than conventional steel buildings. •ft comes in a complete package... steel columns and trusses, wood purlins and girts. • You get unobstructed floor space ... no poles. • You can put it up fast—even do it yourself. For name of your nearest dealer contact GROCE DISTRIBUTORS, Inc. Seiinsgrove, Pa. The Ceco Packet. Building... Ideal for machine sheds, cattle barns, poultry building* (717) 374-8157 In 1960 and down drastically to 119.2 bllHon in 1967. from a peak of 25.8 million head The significant contribution ol during World War 11. IMlik pro- milk to America's physical fit duction did not suffer apprccinb- ness and overall health is ats< ly. however, since the amount of emphasised In "How American! ATtSt! u “** »■*, twice the per cow production Dr. W. T. Butz, Professor ol record in the thirties. As a re- Agricultural Economics at Penn suit, total milk production drop- sylvania State University, as ped only half a billion pounds, slats NDC in the preparation of from 119.8 billi&n pounds in 1068 the annual report. HOW GET MORE QDALITY AT NO INCREASE IN PRICE WITH A NEW Girton deluxe o n farm cooling tank FEATURING: CLARK ELECTRIC R. D. 1, Kinzers IDE OUTLET •ER E INSULATtO* T COO LINO Phone Intercourse 768-8501 ►f >0
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