This Day in History: 1918-03-02

Milk is cheapest source of protein.  If it is 10 cents a quart it is as cheap as sirloin steak at 22.9 cents a lb. or eggs at 27.9 a doz.  At 12 cents a quart it is as cheap as sirloin steak at 27.4 cents a lb. or eggs at 33.5 a doz.  When milk is 10 cents a quart, steak can be no more than 14.2 cents per lb. or eggs more than 3.3 cents a dox.

(Bristow)