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Million pounds a day

Catalogue reference: SR MMB PH6/22

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This record is a file about the Million pounds a day dating from Undated [1960-1969].

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Reference
SR MMB PH6/22
Title
Million pounds a day
Date
Undated [1960-1969]
Description

History of milk production - the development of dairy farming into a million pound a day industry.

History of milk business:

Establishing shot of cow grazing in field.

Richard Todd, straight to camera, captioned as 'actor and farmer'; Dairy farming as a million pound a day industry

Engravings and images from 1800. Non-machine. Milk yields small and unclean. Very little fresh milk available.

1793 - Arthur Young, Board of Agriculture

1838 - English Agricultural Society; held show at Oxford. Thomas bates took cattle to show on foot (took 5 days), and on boat to London (7 days), then barge to Aylesbury (2 days walk). Large show ground, banquet. Thomas Bates won first prize (painting in hall of R.A.S.)

Cows often walked to town to be milked

Windsor - model dairy built by Prince Albert

Railways - brought cows into cities

1865 - cattle plague in London

Trains took milk to London

Steam ships; off-loading cheap imported products;

Scientific processes of pasteurisation delayed souring. Milking machines in use 1900.

Old milking machines

1912 - Research Institute as part of Reading University - practical suggestions on hygiene for healthy milk and cows.

Rail tankers since 1927

Farms still very small.

1933 - MMB set up to help farmers sell their milk

MMB offices

Types of cattle

Cattle breeding centres

20% of milk into dairy products

80% of milk sold as liquid milk

Labs, bulk tanks, bottles etc. How all kept clean. Doorstep delivery; vending machines.

Modern creamery; e.g. condensed milk

Butter creameries - large modern churns. Huge roll of butter. Buttermilk powder sold as livestock feed. Powdered milk.

Cheese creameries - cheddar cheese making. Interview with cheese taster.

National Institute for Research in Dairying at Shinfield. Interview with Professor Basket (??) at NIRD.

Commissioner: National Milk Publicity Council

Director: Graham, Sean

Producer: Bradford, Peter

Film Company: A Worldwide Film

Further credits: Todd, Richard (actor)

Stevens, Arthur (editor)

Approx Length: 00:15:00

Held by
Museum of English Rural Life
Language
English
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/4c874d6c-371b-434c-962b-c57b0831ab44/

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Million pounds a day