NEWS AND NOTES
Cloth From Skim Milk Cows may replace sheep as the principal producers of the material for clothes, if the prediction of two American scientists is fulfilled. They say that they have found a way by which'cloth can be produced from skim milk. Italy already produces a synthetic fibre by a similar process. The Americans say that by their process it will be possible to make a suit with»the wearing quality and appearance of wool. The cost of the material for a suit of the synthetic wool would work out at about 6s. Britain’s Dairy Imports During 1937 England imported dairy, pig and poultry products valued at £117.000.000, or £9,000.000 more than in 1936 which, in turn, was an increase of £8.000.000, compared with 1935. These figures are given in “Dairy Produce Supplies” in 1937. published by the Imperial Economic Committee. Imports of butter amounted to 9,416,000 cwt, valued at £47.400.000, and were the smallest in any year since 1933. Supplies from Empire countries comprised 52 per cent, in 1935. New Zealand was again the principal source of supply, sending 6 per cent, more than in 1936 and comprising 31 per cent, of the total from all sources. Australian supplies declined by 12 per cent.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 21 January 1939, Page 9
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207NEWS AND NOTES Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 21 January 1939, Page 9
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