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Editorial
July 14, 1925
The Dawson News
Dawson, Terrell County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Humorous editorial from the New Orleans Picayune on 1924 US milk consumption, averaging 219 quarts per person (up 17 from 1923), plus industrial uses totaling billions of pounds for cheese, ice cream, chocolate, condensed milk, and more.
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A Nation of Milk Tipplers.
From the New Orleans Picayune.
If you had your share of milk last year you had 219 quarts, "you" meaning every man, woman and child in the United States. That was seventeen quarts better than you did in 1923, and proves that as tipplers our milk addiction is growing. These figures apply to milk actually drunk in the homes or used in household cooking. Manufacturers consumed the stupendous total of 8,811,415,000 pounds of milk, and that toothsome dainty, milk chocolate, used up very nearly 150,000,000 pounds of milk. Cheese took more than four billion pounds, just a little more than went into our annual output of ice cream. The latter product, however, was one of the few that showed a decrease for the year as compared with 1923. Four billion pounds and a little more went into condensed milk, that, too, being somewhat less than for the previous year. Powdered milk and cream took their toll of 82,518,000 pounds. The one statistic lacking is how many glass milk bottles were broken on the public highways, and how many tires were punctured as the result.
From the New Orleans Picayune.
If you had your share of milk last year you had 219 quarts, "you" meaning every man, woman and child in the United States. That was seventeen quarts better than you did in 1923, and proves that as tipplers our milk addiction is growing. These figures apply to milk actually drunk in the homes or used in household cooking. Manufacturers consumed the stupendous total of 8,811,415,000 pounds of milk, and that toothsome dainty, milk chocolate, used up very nearly 150,000,000 pounds of milk. Cheese took more than four billion pounds, just a little more than went into our annual output of ice cream. The latter product, however, was one of the few that showed a decrease for the year as compared with 1923. Four billion pounds and a little more went into condensed milk, that, too, being somewhat less than for the previous year. Powdered milk and cream took their toll of 82,518,000 pounds. The one statistic lacking is how many glass milk bottles were broken on the public highways, and how many tires were punctured as the result.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
Milk Consumption
Us Statistics
1924 Milk
Dairy Industry
Household Milk
Milk Chocolate
Cheese Production
Ice Cream
Condensed Milk
What entities or persons were involved?
New Orleans Picayune
United States
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Us Milk Consumption Statistics
Stance / Tone
Humorous Commentary On Milk Addiction
Key Figures
New Orleans Picayune
United States
Key Arguments
Average 219 Quarts Of Milk Per Person In 1924, Up 17 Quarts From 1923
Household Milk Consumption Increasing
Manufacturers Used 8,811,415,000 Pounds
Milk Chocolate Used Nearly 150,000,000 Pounds
Cheese Used Over Four Billion Pounds
Ice Cream Output Decreased From 1923
Condensed Milk Used Over Four Billion Pounds, Down From Previous Year
Powdered Milk And Cream Used 82,518,000 Pounds