Iowa and Nation To Observe June As Dairy Month
Iowa and the nation will observe June as Dairy Month for the fifteenth consecutive year. Leo Benson of Mason City chairs the state committee with members from Spencer Jersey Dairy and other towns. The plan includes dairy displays, milking contests, posters, and county contests feeding into the National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo in October. Governor Beardsley backs the effort and highlights milk’s health and importance.
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Iowa
Leo Benson
Mason City
J. Swan Swaner
Towa
Ed Squires
Edith Johnson
Jersey Dairy
Spencer
Pauline Murray
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Borden Company
Cedar Rapids
B. H. Miller
Sutherland
Louis J. Eben
Stacyville
C. A
Walnut
Stat Committee
National Defense Program
Benson
National Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Ames
Merchants
Bankers
Beardsley
National Holstein Convention Touts Media Interviews in Des Maine
Delegates attended the Holstein convention in Des Maine on June 4 through 6 and used the event to boost Daily Month’s publicity by arranging interviews with newspapers and radio editors.
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Des Maine
Milk Aids Britain To Beat Austerity
Britain reduces malnutrition as dairy consumption rises. Ministry of Food stats show milk intake up 50 percent, with three glasses daily for every two prewar, while meat ration remains tight. Nutrition experts urge Americans to boost dairy use to ease household budgets and health.
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Great Britain
Ministry of Food
Britain
U. S
Dairy Cow Milking Rates and U S Cattle Figures
An old tally notes 350 squirts per gallon and 15 cows producing 57 00 squirts over years. It cites roughly 1 dairy cow per six people in the U S, and about 1 per two in Iowa with about 1,158,000 cows. Milk output is expected to stay near 1950 levels in 1951.
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U. S
Towa
Iowa
Cow Diet Highlights From A Year On The Farm
A farmer explains a cow's annual intake of feed including two tons of hay, concentrates rich in vitamins, silage, and grass pasture. The cow keeps her four stomachs busy as she consumes these foods, illustrating the demanding diet required for milk production.
Dairy Cows Serve War Time Needs
The article notes millions of men engage in farm duties to sustain dairy production for national needs. It explains that while some work full time in farms, a million more contribute part time to keep the dairy industry operating during wartime.
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America
Weight Loss Soldier Sheds Fifty Pounds in Nine Months
Anamosa man known as Porky Haun returns from combat to reveal a weight loss method that cut his bulk by 50 pounds in nine months. He now weighs 190 pounds and says the plan is simple and steady.
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Porky” Haun
Anamosa
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ALLIS
Chalmers
Vos
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Maytag Dairy
Harold Ver Meer
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Michigan
Wayne Dairy
Pella Poultry Service
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Pella National Bank
Clover Leaf Dairy
Wm. Huyser
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