New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-02
nations INVITED
TO DAIRY CONGRESS
President Harding Extends InYi-
tations for October Event

'o"'hstoH, ~ VI. Mhrcn 2.--PrcSf
dent Harding has invited all nation,
70 send official representatives to tn,
Worlds Dairy congress, which vii
meet IN Washington from October /.
10 D. It's object will be to get togeth
er and exchange the information gain.
ed by the latest research into the I'm
fuence Of milk and milk products on
national Health, into means of reduc.
ifg the tostt of production and dis
tribution while improving the quality
OF dair" products. into the internn.
tional economic principles bearing on
the dairy industry nnd methods OF
sanitary control. 49,
Finger In Every Pie.
The meeting will have its finger IN
every Americans pie; because 81 out
OF every S. spent for food in this
country goes for milk butter. cheese
or some other dairy product. The
money caused to circulate In America
annually by the COW is equal In
amount to more than third and per-
baps nearly half of our European
war loans. The department OF agri-
culture and the census bureau figure
the United States has around $4,000
600 dairy cattle and that their prod
ucts on the farms have value an
r1ually OF two and a half billion dol
lars. 1t is estimated that from the
time the milk leaves the COW till 1t
reaches the consumers in various
forms its value has been enhanced
from 100 to 1000 per cent.
AT the time of the last census, the
managers of 4,565.753 farms, II per
cent of Americas 6,i4s.3G6. with an
estimated value for land, tuildings
and machinery of As billion dollars.
reported dairy cattle. 1t is estimated
that 25.oo0,o00 people, 4 quarter of
the continental population, live on the
farms reporting dairy cattle. There
is no telling how many people and
how many dollars are employed in
conveying dairy products from the
farm to the dinner table-.or the ice
cream counter. 1t is known that, OF
the nearly 80 billion pounds of milk
produced in America in 1921, more
than As billion pounds were used for
drinking or cooking purposes in the
homes and the As IL billion pounds
were manufactured into food-nearly
SO billion pounds going into butter
alone--most of which was consumed
in America. The per capita consninp-
ton of milk in 1921 amounted 10 421
IL pounds, or 40 gallons, a gain OF
81 IL pounds, or gallons, for the
year.
Tho Worlds. Dairy Congress repre-
sents the first unified effort of the %
different branches of the dairy in
dustry of America. The modern
Knowledge of the vital place which
milk tills as a human food, especially
in the feeding Of growing children
was discovered about the time that
the world war broke out. The war
upset research programs and hin
dered the normal spread OF knoWl-
edge. After tho war. the state de-
partment was asked to hold a Pan
American dairy meeting. 1t passed |
the proposal along to the department |
of agriculture, which decided upon |
a worlds dairy congress and suggest
ell to the dairy interests, represented |
at the National Dairy Show of 1920,
the formation of an organization to
manage the meeting. The agricul-
tural appropriation bill, signed March
Il, L 4,
invite foreign participation in the
Worlds Dairy Congress. In Novem-
Der, i 921, the Worlds Dairy Congress
the organization formed
by Americas dairy interests, opened
offices in Washington to be near the
government departments.
Movement Interesting.
The nations of the world have ac-
cepted the movement with great in
terest Not only will large percent
age of them be officially represented.
but associations, institutions, firms
and many individuals will attend or
send accredited representatives. The
Dairy Federation, which
was formed at Brussels 20 years ago |
10 hold periodic international dairy |
chiefly of o. scientific ma
.ure, in Europe, is cooperating with
he association. England, Canada
md other countries have appointed
official Worlds Dairy Congress COM
nittees to organize delegations to the II
The congress will be the
irst international dairy meeting to be v
,eld anywhere since the outbreak of
he world war.
After the congress sessions the
delegates and visitors will go to the
eth annual national dairy show at
Syracuse, N. Y, from October to
g. The show is a cross-section of
he American dairy industry with
exhibits of dairy cattle l
nd dairy products, an exposition of
abor-saving machinery and scien-
ific appliances.