| Show milk leads farm cash income 1936 1937 1 1938 vw 1459 1430 AI v 1935 1932 1933 19 74 1990 the rising tide of farm cash from milk has added nearly to the dairy farmers income since the low of 1933 figures on the milk cans show total farm cash income for each year in millions of dollars ILK led all products as the M MILK largest single source of farm cash income in 1938 with a total of this was only 65 per cent less than the 1937 figure of according to the milk mi k industry foundation and was greater than the low of 1933 all farm cash income dropped per cent government reports show from in 1937 to in 1938 excluding government payments the statement said these fl figures ures show the importance of milk as a mainstay offard of farm purchasing power they are particularly ticul arly impressive because milk production was estimated to be from 4 to 5 per cent greater during the year and sales of fluid milk were down approximately 4 per cent from 1937 milk delivered to homes ad stores in bottles which brings farmers the highest pried price probably would have suffered greater consumption declines but for or determined efforts by milk distributors to push sales cash income from milk is also impo important as it is chiefly cash paid monthly to farmers the foundation points out and this is cash that is used in the current purchases of merchandise and supplies the milk industry Is a huge buyer and milk distributors and producers in many markets account tor for one of the largest single outlays for cars and trucks feed oil gas tires groceries and other supplies |
