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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1951
Page
13
Iowa’s dairy sector is a billion-dollar backbone to farm income, with nearly 187000 farmers receiving over 180 million dollars in dairy cash income annually. The industry supports processing plants, creameries, and thousands of outlets while underpinning conservation and regional prosperity.
A historical note explains dairy cows on a reducing diet still produce milk. It lists annual intake of 2 tons of hay, 1% tons of concentrates, 2% tons of silage, and 150 days of pasture grass. It claims a million men are employed full time to manage the dairy herd of 25 million cows.
By 1950 roughly seventy percent of non fat milk solids fed to humans in bakery meat confectionery and fluid milk use, triple the 1940 output of 322 million pounds. Historical notes recall Columbus bringing cows to the West Indies in 1495 and the Jamestown colony receiving cattle in 1611 followed by Plymouth in 1624. Iowa dairy land spans about 4,846,200 acres.
Governor Beardsley proclaims June 1951 as June Dairy Month for the State of Iowa. The notice urges civic cooperation to promote health and welfare through milk and dairy products and highlights the dairy industry's importance to national well being and livelihoods.
The piece compares Dutch and Iowa dairy output, notes U S 1950 export shares to Japan and Russia, and mentions record prices for cattle. It also reflects on milk value, dairy efficiency, and farm averages per Iowa dairy, ending with a quip about cows.
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