Show in these U laifed states 1 june again set for national dairy week in united states i with production and distribution of milk tit at the highest levels in history dairy month is celebrating its tenth anniversary niver sary through the month of june again the dairy industry calls attention of the public to the vital part played by milk and dairy products in america in the me however the observance was neither a month nor was it june in 1937 the dairy industry promoted a national milk week for or november 14 to 20 in an effort to sell more milk and ice cream everyone was urged to purchase an extra quart of milk on friday of that week it was not until 1039 that dairymen fountain operators and others decided to promote dairy products one month of the year june was selected because it Is the time of year when milk production is the greatest milk cows were first brought to america in 1611 for the jamestown colony in 1624 a few cows arrived for the plymouth colony the first regular shipment of milk by rail was inaugurated in 1841 from orange county to new york city pasteur experiments were started in 1850 and since that time the dairy industry has made rapid progress the milk bottle was not invented by dr hervey D thatcher of potsdam N Y until 1884 1 fluid milk was not included in the army diet until 1933 but during world war 11 II the use ol 01 of mily milk arla and dairy products by the armed forces was wasa a must |