Show Dairymen Are fire Worried Over Butters Butter's Future Per Capita Consumption Continues to Decline Dairy farmers throughout the nation especially in the midwest are arc giving serious thought to one phase of ot the industry the industry the future of butter Long the economic foundation foundation foun foun- dation of the industry butter has hasI I continued to decline in per capita consumption II Since 1940 consumption has declined declined de de- de- de dined from 16 9 to 10 5 pounds per perI I person per year while margarine with a per capita consumption of ot otI I 2 24 4 pounds in 1940 has increased 1940 1169 LBS BUrrER I 24 LBS LBS I FLUID e CI EAM 1945 LBS 09 LBS 4 1 LBS FLUID r I MILK MI I AND c CREAM I t I- I 1950 61 I LBS Las MARGARIS MARGAR MARGAR- IS INE LBS BUTTER BUTTE R. R I FLUID H MILK AND CREAM to 61 pounds during the past year The war hurt the sale of butter buttermore buttermore buttermore more than anything in recent years People learned to do without and then when ceilings were lifted the price jumped above 1 a pound The price was just too much for forthe forthe forthe the average American family Shortly thereafter came the but- but oleo ter-oleo battle Industry leaders now believe that was a serious mis mIs- take These are the the Industry Industry Indus Indus- try is worried over their future |