U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for January 16

News provided by

Jan 16, 2011, 12:01 ET

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090226/CENSUSLOGO)

SUNDAY, JANUARY 16: MILK BOTTLES

Profile America -- Sunday, January 16th. Today's health inspectors would have a fit if they had seen milk delivered in the 19th century. It was carried in a big pot on a horse-drawn wagon, and ladled into whatever container a family brought out of the house. That changed this month in 1878, when Alexander Campbell of New York City began selling milk in glass bottles. His invention was around for about a hundred years, with milk delivered in the early morning to homes across America every day. Now, antique glass milk bottles are eagerly sought by collectors and most of us buy our milk at the supermarket in waxed paper containers or plastic jugs. Each of us drink 21 gallons of milk a year, more than half either reduced fat or skim milk. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.

Sources: 440 International Calendar of Events, Those Were the Days

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2010, t. 212

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau