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Show BUTTER PIES TO GO MO HIGHER SALT LAKE, Aug. 21. That butter may sell for 75 cents a pound during the winter months is the prediction of J. E. Dorman, head of tho dairy division di-vision of the federal department of agriculture, who has Just comploted an Investigation of tho dairying Industry in the intermountain states. Mr. Dorman said tho milk condons-ing condons-ing companies In Utah and the Pacific northwest are paying tho highest prico ovor known for fresh milk, some of them reporting purchases as high as 22 cents a gallon. With milk selling at 11 cents a quart retail, Mr. Dorman said yesterday there was every indication indica-tion that further advances will bo made in this city. Tho heavy demand mado by the American army for condensed con-densed milk is given as one of tho reasons for tho advance in tho price of milk. Mr. Dorman further declared that tho farmers arc finding It unprofitable to keop dairy cows, and that unless rates for cow feed and for tho sale of dairy products aro adjusted In some way by Herbert C. Hoovor, national food commissioner, conditions will not Improve Taking the excise tax from oleomargarine oleomar-garine will, ho said, not relievo tho sitr uatlon, as the manufacturers of this product keop tho prlco but-a fow cents under butter prices. |