with our varied diet there is little danger of not getting enough.

Milk, therefore, fills all the needs of the child, except, perhaps,
for iron, and is one of the best foods in the diet of grown people.
THERE IS NO OTHER FOOD THAT HAS ALL THE VIRTUES OF MILK; IT THEREFORE
HAS NO SUBSTITUTE. "THE REGULAR USE OF MILK IS THE GREATEST SINGLE
FACTOR OF SAFETY IN THE HUMAN DIET."


OUR MILK PROBLEM

We have not nearly enough milk in the United States to give every
child the quart and every adult the pint which they should have.
Although we actually produce about a quart per person, more than
half of this is used for butter, cheese, and cream, and only about
two-thirds of a pint is drunk directly as milk or used in cooking.
This spring we have slightly more than this amount because of the
dairymen's response to the patriotic appeal to maintain production,
but our supply and consumption of milk are still far below what they
should be.

To increase the quantity in the country the price of milk must be low
enough for people to afford it, but high enough to keep the producer
and distributer in the business. The question of a fair price is a
difficult one. The cost of feed has gone up, labor is scarce and dear,
but further economies in both production and distribution are still
possible. This past winter the Food Administration and the Dairy
Division of the Department of Agriculture have assisted many local
commissions in determining fair milk prices and pointing out economies
all along the line of the milk business.