Evening star., 1943-10-06

Cottage Cheese,
Cream Delivery
Cut by Quota
Milk By-Products
Cut to Is Per Cent
Of June Sales

Users Of cream and cottage cheese
faced reduced deliveries today as the
quota system Of the War Food Ad-
ministration for milk and cream
went into effect.
Distributions are limited through
system of dealer quotas. based on
deliveries made to consumers in
June. The quota, according to
Agriculture Department officials, is
100 per cent Of the June deliveries
for milk and IS percent for cream
and milk by-products.
Diaries have informed their GUS
toners that new orders and extra
orders cannot be filed. although it
was said that new residents might
be supplied through arrangements
with a representative of the VIA.
A spokesman at one diary pointed
out that consumption had increased
since June and the actual cut was
greater than 25 per cent in cream.
He said that in the case Of those
who have been receiving a half pint
of cream day it would be necessary
to make deliveries every fourth day,
since there was no container one
fourth the size of a half-pint bottle.
More Black Coffee.
Another dairy predicted that the
cut in cream deliveries might mean
more BLACK coffee than ever" It
was explained that the quota was
based at time when coffee was
rationed.
Meanwhile agriculture officials in
Maryland and Virginia said milk
production in the two States is fur
ther threatened by q shortage Of
p-otein supplements for the prepa-
ration of dairy feeds.
E. c. c. Woods. executive secre-
tary Of the Virginia Milk Commits
sion. said the protein content Of
dairy feeds now available has been
reduced to such an extent that poth
the quality anG quantity of milk has
been affected.
D. c. Aist, assistant director Of
the Maryland Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration. said only one
car OF cotton seed meal and six cars
! OF meat scraps, both rich in protein,
have been received during the past
month for distribution through AAA
channels
He said that while Maryland feed
mixers are still maintaining dairy
iced mixtures of from Is to l8 per
cent protein. the supplies Of protein
supplements available have been in
sufficient to enable mixers to meet
the demand.
L. S.-Owned Corn Ordered.
! Mr.. Aist said the Maryland AAA
has contracted with Commodity
Credit Corp. for 80 carloads of Gov
ernment-owned corn 10 be supplied
directly to feed mixers. who in turn
process it and return the corn to
/ the market as prepared dairy and
chicken feeds.
OF this amount. he added. ap-
proXlmatelv go cars have been
received into the State This he
said, will amount to roughly 10000
bushels of grain.
Mr.. Aist pointed out that none Of
tHe Government supplied corn IS
being distributed directly to the
farmer. He said this is in line with
the Agriculture Departments police
OF reducing the number OF hogs and
brollers. and supplying feed only for
dairy cattle and focks of laying
hens.
officials Of Southern States Co.
operative. Inc the agency charged
with the distribution Of Govern
ment subsidized hay throughout the
drought area of Virginia. MARYLAND
Delaware and parts of West Vir-
glnla, said that hay has been moving
into the area since September II.
Oftlclals said hay is being moved
at the present time at the rate Of
100 carloads a day and added that
/ several thousand tons have been
delivered to farmers since the prof.
ect began.