✍ Scribed by Kay, H. D.
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T fiiitl it ditticult to iip~iroiicli tlic sulijcct of t l ~c iiii~~rov~nicnt of the lint ion's foot1 stlpp/y witliout regiirtling it, it. niiiy lie confi~scdly, in respect of the nntioli's food irttoke. It secnis to iiic, iit. Iciist from the nutritionit1 irnd I I I I I I ~~I I ~ point, of view, tliiit to expend serious elforts 011 tIic iiiiprovcmcnt in the qnnnt it.y illit1 c'cli ill t lie cllinlity of tile nntioll's food sup$y is just piling o11e futility on to iuiotlicr if tlicre is no prospect of 1111 incrcilscii irit:tke of t licsc si~p~~lies, i.c., cit her :in iricrcrisctl total consiiiiilition, or iin incr~!nsetl consuuiptioii of high qiinlity 11rotlucts nt tlic expense of tliosc of low quiility.
It is slierr w s t c of tinic, en(kiivour, iuitl iii:itcriiil, to iiiilke I{olIs-ltoycc ciirs, or Iiiiiltl nine-rooiiictl Iio~rscs or t~vcqi to ~~rotliicc certified inilk for every fiiliiily in the country if iione but ii very sniiill proportioii of' frirnilics cnii :ifforti to pay for them. S o fiirincr rciilly likes to Iiiive liis \vlic:it iisctl ;IS fuel, or liis potiitoes iillowctl to rot in tlie fields, nor docs tlir plnntcr t:kc niucli clcliglit in swing his coffee burnt or his cotton destroyed. *' Says tlie picniiin to Siiiiple Siiiioii ' Sliow iiic fiMt voiir licnIiy' ; says Sirul~le Simon to t l ~c 1)iclniin ' 111tlcctl I Ilil.e not iiny: " " Llic niitiori is iit present t o ii liirgc rxteiit in t lie unfortimitc position Of Siniple Siiiioii ~d i o froiii tlic logiciil, piirely IJIIS~IWSS, point of view clitl riot exist as ii consiinicr since lie wiis ii consunicr \vitliout ~iiircliiisiiig power. 'l'licreforc tit the outset of I I I ~ rerniirks I think it, not. out of plrice to S : I ~ tl~iit, 1 1 1 ~1 1 of our work in tlic field of ini~~rovciiient of tlic iiutioii's food supply is Iiii~ii~med I J ~ the fi~i:i~ieiiil iniil~ility of the \l-oultl-l~c corisiiincr to enjoy t Ire fruits of our cn~lciisours.
It is idle to sliut. our cycs to tlicsc fiicts, or to rcg:ircl tlieni ns in any ~viiy outside the purview of the 11IiiIi of ~cicncc. l'licse coritlitiuns iiiiiy cli:uigc for tlic Ixttcr in tile new future ; \vc iill sincerely hope they will. 111 fact this hope, conscious or suli-coiiscioi~s, is tlic oiily valid rc:Ison for our 1)cing to-diiy. JJut eve11 this limited purclinsing posvcr is tit ~ircsciit being inisiipplied owing to Iiick of kiiowlcclgc, or c~ireIcssiicss or both, on the piirt of tlic consiinicr. \'it11 this lack of kiiowlctlgc is iissociritctl ii tentleiicy to be untluly influcncc~l hy the Inudiitory iitlvcrtiscrncnt of foodst 1111s which mriy lie co~ii~imitivcly wortlilcss froin tlie nihtioniil point of view. Scvcrtlicless we imy titkc soliic cncouriigcnicnt. with r c g d to the slo\vly incrciising nutritioniil coiiiiiio~i scnsc of 1 . 1 1 ~ purcliiiscr from tlic fiict tliiit iissoci:itcd with tlic fiill in t.lic pricc of butter in tlic U.K. of Ixtwccn 8% and loo/, in 1031 and 1933 tlicconsuiiiptioii of biittcr rose froin 20.9 to 21 .8 Ib. per licnd, iin incre:isc of over 4"/, tlespitc tlic very severe full in 1~urcIi:isiiig power. Jlny \vc iilso tlrilw from this ti lcssoii in ccoiioniics ? SPECIFIC S u T I m w E VAI.UI': OF J ~I I . K Psouvc.rs JIilk, nnil dairy products gencriilly, occupy 11 specific position in tlic niition:d bill of fiirc. Jlilk, in 1)iirticulor, is iin idmost, cOlllpk!tC ftJodStI111 i n itself, wliic1i is defi-l{cntl nt tlic I ~~i u t l G r w p HCSH~OII, tliiring tlio A i i r ~u i t l (:hcrnl Jlccting (Jf ttic Sciciuty i r i Sccvcastlo, l!t:]:j,
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the I,rectl niitl specics the less coitrse will tlic iiicnt IE, for the niusclc biiiidlcs will I x siiinllcr. Xi it^ IETISG 0 I ~G A s iz'iwos Uiitil soiiic bct,tcr iiinrkctiiig orpiiziitioii. for incat coiiic i into csistciicc in tliis count,ry the npplicnt.ioii of sciciicc to the industry will I