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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle Advertiser
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1968
Page
6
Labor shortages push dairy farmers to quit dairying as 40 hour work weeks and benefits look better than twice daily milking. Census data show farms selling milk declined sharply. 1980 projection near 200,000 dairy farms. Farmers claim low returns raise prices, as middlemen capture most of farm-produced food cost increases.
A federal report shows 14 000 fluid milk plants closed from 1948 to 1965 while output concentrates among a few large firms. In 1964 the four top dairy companies ran 7 percent of plants and produced over a fifth of shipments. Small firms face high costs and limited acceptance despite rising tech costs.
The dairy sector in the United States is highly modern with new equipment and sanitation. Grade A pasteurized milk is highlighted as a nutritionally strong and cost effective choice, delivering substantial portions of protein calcium vitamins and energy for a young teen at a low price. Milk is praised for taste convenience and broad appeal as nature’s most nearly perfect food.
Virginia Tech extension service researchers at VPI checked cow eye colors. They found most cows have dark blue to black eyes, while others show brown or reddish brown hues.
The guide promotes challenge feeding with Dairy 50 to raise annual milk by about 2,000 pounds per cow. It explains dry period planning, grain and roughage levels, and the expected net return of roughly $75 per cow after feed costs, urging readers to visit Boon for details.
The Pella Chronicle Advertiser reports a 1966 drop in civilian per capita consumption of all dairy products by about 2 percent from 621 pounds in 1965 to 604 pounds. It estimates per capita milk consumption in all products at roughly 584 pounds for 1968.
A ten year old English boy writes a playful essay explaining a cow as a mammal with a tail and horns. He notes the cow’s milk production and the horned ox distinction while describing the animal’s senses and grazing habits in simple terms.
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