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The Huron Expositor, 1995-03-15, Page 72Paps 1 4A -Farm Progress 't•6' 3 (i4 .�i... i'"):5�...)ft. , i, t' �, t.ti 4 3 iJsIS ' L 5W (,�„ kur d!�.� !,W' ,:.,., P ,, ii'5., iii,i-::11; ;;;11$ii i11 gi1r%i11ii1 i;i1i'i1011i;,hil':iiiiiiiiiii#01,;1,iii;;;;- ii;i;ii;i;ii;ii;i0i:ii;i;ii1;;tii1i,:i:: Milk will always be popular in any household by Andy Bader Remember when you were a kid, and mom always, always, always told you to drink your milk? Maybe you questioned her judgment, but it never failed. You drank your milk. You drank your milk because it was good for you. You drank your milk because it tasted good. You drank your milk because it was the only beverage that actually added some taste when you dunked a chocolate chip cookie. You drank your milk because, if you drank it correctly, you could get that cool milk moustache to prove it. Well, despite the many ups and downs of milk these days, it's still here. And so is the milk moustache. I dare you to open any United States -based popular magazine and not find a (relatively) well-known American celebrity sporting a milk moustache. Models Christie Brinkley and Naomi Campbell. Actresses Joan Rivers and Lauren Bacall. Even Toronto Maple Leaf star Doug Gilmour is spotted (i- gnore the pun, please) on television as a holstein. Why the sudden popularity in milk? Better yet, why the sudden popularity in promoting milk? According to statistics released by the Ontario Milk Marketing Board, more than 2.3 billion litres of milk was marketed the fiscal year ending Oct. 31, 1994, an increase of 126 million litres, or 5.8 per cent, from the previous year. However, statis- tics over the past few years indicate that milk, especially in the United States, has fallen out of favor. The biggest reason? Soft drinks. And do you know why? Soft drinks are better promoted on television. So the makers, and sellers, of milk are fighting back. It's too bad, really. Milk has always been a staple in my diet, even after I slipped past the milk moustache phase my second year of college. According to one report I read recently, milk has been labelled as as "fattening, a harbour for toxins, a producer of excess mucus or just not very tasty. "I beg to differ. But who am I, right? Nutritionists, and they still say that milk is good for you, indicate that Canadian adults don't drink enough milk. The same ,storyline comes through loud and clear from down south, as people choose other alternatives than their recommended daily allowance of milk (two to four cups). In fact, the United Dairy Industry Association in the United States says women aged 25 to 74 are at an increased risk of os- teoporosis, or brittle bones, because of their lack of milk, and calcium, in their diet. All this anticipated good publicity wasn't helped locally by the fact that Ault Foods and Beatrice went to court over the production of a new line of premium -priced fluid milks which hit the market in January. Ault's Lactantia PurFiltre milk is reportedly fresher tasting and has a longer shelf life than regular pasteurized fluid milk, which triggered the fight as Beatrice wanted to prevent their rival from claiming the new milk was purer than ordinary milk. All I know is, milk has been around since cows were put on God's green pastures, and it will continue to prosper through such peuy marketing arguments about how pure it is, or whether it will sway people fostered on The Real Thing. Besides, whoever heard of a Coke moustache? J 1— CC Iz J 0 0 cc w wy X w • EXETER TOOL RENTAL • EXETER TOOL & RENTAL • EXETER TOOL & RENTAL • 10' PROFESSIONAL TABLE SAW '2 H.P. KC 10MC JEPSON JEPSON 41/2" DISC GRINDER '5 amp List $129'° ONLY 1" Heavy Duty Impact Wrench Reversible List '238°° • 3/e" Cordless DRILL List '230°° ONLY Q ilkz w (•) ae J4 0 0 1,.i w w x w • JEPSON 1" Reversible Professional Drill List'176"° SALE 139 vi' MAGNUM 51/2 AMP DRILL 0850 RPM HD SAWZALL '2 spd. List '360. DRYWALL SCREWDRIVER List '24sit 12V CORDLESS DRILL List `49200 List'S4A8�S24 SALE 400° SALE ��p BLOW OUT SALE $252°° $27 00 5 Ar• - 44'.-.sru tiil. AIR COMPRESSOR •Fini 11/2 HF biscuit 20. SUPER SALEt'565' GENERATOR 4ONLYatt Fine Finish Paint Sprayer List '325°° SALE 116 CHAIN SAW List '82300 SUPER SALE $675°° ADOLMAR Phone: 235-4441 Grand Bend EXETER IMS k4 FOLD EXETER TOOL FRAYNE & RENTAL BUILDING) Dashwood THROUGH SECOND SET OF LIGHTS ON HWY. #4 - • 1VIN31:1 '8 1001 1313X3 • 1'11N31:1 70011:13.13X3 • 1V1N31: '3 1001 4313X3 • X m 0 0 r z 1"