Show huff 6 OF ME FOB BELIEF distribution benefit to producers by lifting surplus A total of pounds of butter cheese dry skim milk and evaporated milk valued at 20 had been bought and delivered for relief distribution up to september 12 of this year in the governments go vern ments dairy products pur chasing program which was waa inaugurated augu rated in august 1933 the agricultural ri adjustment administration announced in addition to the dairy products already deli delivered vereda a total of 1 pounds of butter and dry skim milk with an estimated value of has been contracted for to be delivered for relief Q distribution of the pounds of dairy products purchased and delivered to the government for relief distribution from august 1933 to september 12 a total of pounds represented butter which had a value of other products included in the total of purchases are cheese pounds valued at dry skim milk pounds valued at and evaporated milk pounds valued at 1 of the pounds of dairy products which remain to be delivered to the government pounds represent butter with an estimated value of the remainder represents dry skim milk with an estimated value of from the beginning of flush spring production about march 1 1 1935 to september 12 the government purchased for relief distribution a total of pounds of dairy products valued at the products bought during this period included butter pounds valued at cheese pounds valued at dry skim milk pounds valued at and evaporated milk pounds valued at dairy products have been purchased largely with funds made available to the agricultural adjustment administration in special appropriations by congress and by advances from the treasury under the terms of the agricultural adjustment act they are distributed by the federal surplus relief corporation under the purchase program persons on relief have been supplied with much needed dairy products abnormally large ericc aprice depressing storage stocks have been reduced and a considerable degree of stability has been restored to the market for these products with benefit to milk producers |