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Show SUCCESSFUL MILK CAMPAIGN Dairy Division Co-operating With State Organizations to Promote Consumption of Milk. (Prepared by the United Stales Department Depart-ment of Agriculture ) The dairy division of t-lie United States Department of Agriculture Is co-operntlug in campaigns to promote n greater consumption of milk, and the results so far have been remnrk-ahle. remnrk-ahle. Experts of the division cooperate co-operate with the ex'enslon departments depart-ments of the state agricultural colleges col-leges in organising the work and securing se-curing the aid of local boards of henlth. boards of education, chambers of commerce, welfare societies, and similar bodies. The work consists of child-feeding demonstrations, lectures, published material, etc. Special work is done in schools, homes and factories. fac-tories. ' About 35 campaigns thus far have been conducted in this manner, covering cov-ering the country from Boston to Seattle. Cities havjng an aggregate population of over 5.000.000 have had inllk campaigns lasting from one to two weeks. Careful reports show that these cities have Increased their milk consumption about 16 per cent since the beginning of the campaigns |