Milk Proves Vital in War Diet as U S Dairy Records Fall
The U S dairy industry reports record production as milk becomes central to the war diet. From January to April 1943 output reached 37 157 000 000 pounds, far surpassing last year and supporting defense needs. Industry leaders note labor shortages on 1 25 million farms and government demands for butter cheese and powdered milk to supply troops and allies.
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E. M. Harmon
Union
U. S
San Francisco
Boston
Chicago
New York City
Washington, D. C
St. Louis
Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico
National Dairy Council
Dairy Council
Ovr
Lend Lease
United States
U.S
Army
Alaska Reindeer Herds Grow Large for U S Dinners
A ten thousand strong herd of reindeer will contribute about 1.5 million pounds of meat to Uncle Sam’s dining tables. Nunivak island reindeer, released after World War I, have expanded from 200 to roughly ten times that size, and only 10,000 can be pasture there. The excess will be butchered at the next roundup amid military and civilian menus from Alaska to Florida.
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Uncle Sam
Alaska
Nunivak Island
Nunivak
Reindeer Helped Alaska Avert Food Shortage
In 1891 the government imported sixteen Siberian reindeer to Seward Peninsula to avert famine after whaling declined. Laplanders guided natives in animal care, launching a Arctic industry now vital to about 15 000 Aleut Esquimo and Indian residents who rely on reindeer for food clothing and materials.
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National Geographic Society
Arctic
Siberia
Telfer
Seward Peninsula
Alaska
Scandinavia
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