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Show PLAN TO INCREASE SALES OF MILK Campaigns Have Been Inaugurated in Various Sections to Boost Dairy Products. (Prepared by the United Statea Department of Agriculture.) Consumption of milk is on the increase in-crease as a result of the milk campaign cam-paign of the United States Department Depart-ment of Agriculture and the state agricultural ag-ricultural cotleges and local agencies, inaugurated to extend and increase the use of milk and other dairy products prod-ucts in cities, towns and rural districts. dis-tricts. The increase in sales of milk as a result of these educational campaigns cam-paigns carried on during the past year in 11 states, 15 cities and 4 counties range from 3.5 to 35 per cent, the average Increase being 15 per cent. The health of the children has been Improved while undernourishment has been reduced. Nutrition clinics have been held, and underweight, poorly fed children have Improved greatly In health as a consequence conse-quence of the more general and Intel- t ligent use of milk as a daily food. In Kansas City a previous survey showed a condition of 30 per cent undernourishment un-dernourishment among the children, while after the milk campaign and regular reg-ular instruction In health habits, a second investigation showed that malnutrition mal-nutrition has been reduced to 15 per cent. Of late milk campaigns have been held in Madison, Wis.; Wheeling, W. Va. ; Seattle, Wash.; Greenville, S. C. ; Akron, O. ; Warren, O. ; Winston-Salem, N. C, Springfield, Mass.; Oskaloosa, la.; Baltimore, Md. ; Oakland county, Michigan ; Cumberland Cumber-land county, Maryland, and Jacksonville Jackson-ville and Duval county, Florida. Di5pite disturbed industrial condl-t'-ons. Increases in milk consumption have been effective, and even In places of much unemployment the quantity milk consumption has been kept up to normal. In nearly all cases the milk consumption subsequent to the milk campaigns has been greater than it ever was before |