THE BUTTER NATIONS
fWe often say that people in this country do not drink enough milk, and statistics are produced comparing the eonsumption per head in this country with what it is in other countries," said Mr W. S. Morrison, British Minister of Agriculture, in a recent speech. "It should not be forgotten that if as a nation we are not great consumers of liquid milk — though we hope to see a very material increase — yet we are very considerablo consumers of butter, ranking very high among the nations in the amount of butter eaten. We have always been in that position, but the recent increase in the eonsumption of butter is swiking. In 1925-29 the eonsumption was about 161b per head and in 1936 it had risen to 251b, which shows that with greater purchasing power the people are consuming more milk products. If they prefer to take milk in the shape of butter rather than _ m pylii, thal iedargelv.-A- matter uf.taate^
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 53, 25 November 1937, Page 4
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