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"While It is enlarging its purchases of spray skim and whole 

 milk powder, the Agricultural Marketing Administration is continuing to 

 buy dry roller skim, American cheese, and evaporated milk. . • But 

 substantial curtailment of evaporated milk production in areas where 

 other processing and marketing outlets are available is suggested , 



"If there should be changes in the requirements of our allies, 

 it would be necessary to announce them to farmers and to the trade and 

 take the necessary steps to obtain the products required. In this 

 emergency we have to be prepared to make rapid adjustments. The war Job 

 the farmers and industry have been called upon to perform during coming 

 months is unusually large and. complex. " 



Some Illinois farmers selling milk to cheese factories have 

 lost their market. Partly this reflects low quality milk, and farmers 

 should remember that cheese has to be cured. It takes good milk to make 

 a good product. Partly it reflects the fact that our cheese production 

 built up very fast. Pastures have been good and cows have produced 

 heavily. 



This loss of market for milk and cheese should not upset 

 farmers with regard to needs for other products. The government is 

 continuing to buy large quantities of concentrated foods. Among these 

 are pork, lard, dried eggs and dried milk. It is also continuing to 

 take large quantities of evaporated milk and cheese, 



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