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Table 3. — Purchases of dairy products by the Federal Government 1933-41 



and by weeks 1949 



1 Includes both direct market purchases by Federal Government and Dairy Products Marketing Asso- 

 ciation. CompUed from records of the SMA and the DPMA. 



2 American cheese unless otherwise specified. 



3 Compiled fiom reports of the former Commodity Purchase Section of the AAA and the Audit Division 

 SMA. 



< The conversion factors used in converting each product to a milk equivalent basis were as follows: 

 Butter 21, cheese 10, and evaporated milk 2.2. 

 s Includes 11,051,046 pounds purchased by Land O 'Lakes prior to mid-October. 

 ' Includes 5,908,020 pounds purchased with FSRC funds early in 1934. 

 ' Includes Swiss cheese purchased in August. 

 » Purchased by the FSCC during 1934. 



» Includes .36,525 pounds purchased by the FSCC under State programs for flood relief. 

 1" Purchased by the FSCC with State funds. 

 '1 Includes 435,000 pounds purchased with State funds by the FSCC in September and October. 



12 Acquired for relief dLstribution by the SMA through donation from DPMA. 



13 Purchases are by the Department of Agriculture only. Purchases from February 26 through mid-April 

 were under the general supply program for agencies concerned with foreign assistance program. Since 

 mid-April purchases have been strictly for price support. Of course, the entire purchase operation has 

 tended to stabilize prices. 



i< Total cumulative purchases, excludes quantities canceled. 



Source: Dairy Situation, May 1949, BAE, USDA. 



Table 4. — Percentage that U. S. Government price-support purchases of specified 

 dairy products are of total production, 1933 to 1946, and January- April 1949 



1 Includes both purchases and production of Swiss cheese. 

 Source: Computed from table 3. 



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