Show THE TilE AMERICAN i FARMER FARIER AND TilE THE I GILG G FOOD HABITS h OF OUR PF PEOPLE PIE Have you ever eer thou thought ht about the enormous amount of food that is necessary necessary necessary ne ne- to feed one hun hundred re l and twenty twenty ty t- million people for one year It is estimated that luring during 1920 1929 twenty billion dollars was expended ex ex- e expended for foods of various kinds by b- bythe bythe the people of this country This of course Includes not produced produced produced pro pro- on the farm such as fish tea ten coffee flavoring and spices spice of various kinds s but generally speaking a very large portion of or the food foO Inthis in inthis inthis I this country comes from the tile farm The business of ot prO producing food foal is a areal areal rl real al and ami most Important one on one We e all accept a a. a supply of food foal as a matter of cour course an and yet there is hardly anything anything any any- thing in life that we can go without with less suffering than foO food While a n given iven amount of food foal is necessary each day of our lives hives the consuming public is becoming more and more alive aliveto to the fact that some roo foods s are far more important than others an and as aR a result a change in food foal habits is taking taking tak tak- Jn ing place in this country toda today which will have a n direct and important bearing bear bear- iu lug ing farm operations A Agriculture would amount to little e eor or nothing were it not for this continuous ous daily all requirement for food and anti farm operations in order to be successful successful successful success success- ful must be so O planned d as to meet the demands of the consuming public In relation to this chun change e in fowl food habits now taking place Up to a few y years years urs ago ngo dairy dalry products W were re not considered considered considered consid consid- ered as ns in or eVl even n of bf great importance in the human diet Our national diet con consisted la largely ely of meats meat grains and tubers such as ns potatoes The Thc newer knowledge e of nutrition under which food habits are rapidly being readjusted is completely complete complete- ly changing g this diet of the past Dairy products have haye now taken their place as the Ule most fundamental and und important in the Ule human di diet t. t This fixed trend in changing nJ food habits challenges the attention of or the entire farm population because it has hasa a n direct bearing upon the markets for tor forthe forlie the lie food products of the farm You cannot meet the increasing demand for dairy products by bj producing more meats mean grains or l potatoes This Tills new w economic question of or balanced farm production is one of or great importance to a agriculture and antI one which requires careful thoughtful readjustment in iu farm faun opera operations An educational movement has bus been heen has hus which under way war for tor several sc years now reached tremendous momentum In readjusting our food fool habits to what is known as us a properly balanced ration Farmers have hae heard much of balanc 1 I lug lag the rations of or their cows 8 0 It Is Js Ismach I much mach more important that the ration of oC the human being he be properly balanced balanced bal bal- in order to secure h health alth ency eney ene and protection against disease It is this readjustment to prop properly balanced diet that has brought forth this new problem of or readjustment in food production for n agricultural consideration con con- lion It is estimated that abut two twenty Continued on Page 4 k 1 j i iiI I The Farmer Continued from Page lage 1 cents of the consumers consumer's food dollar Is Isnow Isnow isnow now expended for dairy products Food Foot authorities generally agree that the he portion of ot the food dollar expended for or dairy products should be raised to five thirty cents In the interest of health and physical efficiency It is toward this goal that the newer knowledge no ledge c of nutrition Is directing the attention of the consuming public and this his means that on the farms there must bean b be an iH adjustment in food production pr duc tion ion to keep step with this change chanse of food requirements It is just as essential for ru rural rul l and farm arm communities to follow the conclusions con- con unions and advice of food authorities on n the U- U use of dairy products in their dIet let as it is for cit city communities Butter supplies essential health material material ma- ma erial and protection against disease not ot found generally in othe food tood fats and nd for this reason butter hotter should be beuS uS used d liberally In every err rural and farm family amily Your health will be by y it and the dairy industry stabilized This protection of the dairy industry Is s fundamentally important to the readjustment re- re adjustment of our national food habits Two ounces of butter fat for tor each person erson daily Is known to be Protective tire ive Additional amounts actively increase the vigor of the body and its ability to resist disease Wb Butter Is Economical I Because you ou get more for your money noney in butter than in any other food fa fat flavor fat flavor energy and liberal I amounts mounts of two important vitamins |