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Show Milk Industry To Stage Big Drive .Milk distributors are taking an iwlive part in tho Juno Dairy .Monlli drivo to promole increased consumption of milk and dairy pnxlurfs. On January 1st there were 25,334,000 milk cows and 5,433-OOO 5,433-OOO heifers e.MliniuU'd on fanns, according to the Milk Industy Foundation, Fo-undation, 240, OOO more heifers than a year ago. Farm Milk production during April reached a new all-time peak for tho month totalling 4'394,000,000 quarts an increase of 1 per cent over last April and 7 ier cent greater tlian tho 1934 1938 average for the month. Per capita production was only Mligbtly higher than in April 1939 but was 4 per cent abovo the April 1934 avorogo. Cooperating In the campaign with distributors are producers throughout the nation and store groups of all kinds. Tho June piinh 1b expected to enlist more distributing agencys tlian any previous pre-vious all-industry effort in tho dairy field. |