Show FARM TARM TOPICS GOOD OUTLOOK FOR THE DAIRY BRANCH agricultural bureau sees better prospects supplied by the united states department of agriculture service serice conditions in the dairy industry are likely to average better in the next three or four our years than during the last tour four or five it was stated by the bureau of agricultural economics in its annual dairy outlook report the bureau looks for rising prices of milk cows in 1938 and 1939 it was further stated that during the next two years at least the relation of feed prices and other costs of production to prices of dairy products seems likely to be rather favorable tor for dairymen this winter prices of dairy feeds will be lower and milk production per cow will be higher increases in consumption of fluid milk and cream in cities and villages will tend to offset in part the effect of increased production of milk on the production of manufactured dairy products the bureau said principal increases in commercial dairy production during the next few years are expected in specialized dairy sections and in some of the newer areas where there has been a marked upward trend in production increased consumption of fluid milk and cream during the next five years also was forecast the longtime long time in per capita consumption 0 of manufactured dairy products during the last 40 years was attributed mainly to increased consumption of ice cream concentrated milks and cheese since the there has been no consistent tendency for the per capita consumption of butter to increase or decrease improvements in processing m methods and in refrigeration and transportation facilities together with advertising and educational programs have tended to widen and expand the outlets for dairy products |