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Some Economic Aspects Of The Fluid Milk Industry Of Nebraska, Kenneth E. Anderson
Some Economic Aspects Of The Fluid Milk Industry Of Nebraska, Kenneth E. Anderson
Department of Agricultural Economics: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Most citizens of Nebraska, especially the dairy farmers who produced milk for city consumption, are currently concerned with the problem of marketing fluid milk.In Nebraska and all over the United States, sales of wholesale milk farmers have been increasing for the past 15 years, while cream sales to creameries have been decreasing.
Production of milk in Nebraska is greatest in the eastern part of the state.Likewise, consumption is concentrated in Eastern Nebraska. This is most likely due to Eastern Nebraska’s highly concentrated population as well as the most favorable farm conditions for dairy cows.
Most of the bottled milk in …