$40 for a gallon of milk?

Confession #5 - Two acquaintances I saw in the same day recently, actually summed up this blog quite uniquely:
What did happen in 2008 and 2009? The downturn in the world economy hit the US dairy farmers quite harshly. In my book-keeping, I had concluded it actually started before that.
In my brief encounter with the man who prepares the taxes for our farm business, we discussed the economy. He clearly validated my observations when he soberly reported, "I prepare the taxes for many farmers in the area, and it has not been good for five years"!
The other gentleman I met a short time later, told how he jogs on the edge of town very early most mornings. As he ran near the local grounds when the fair was in town, he realized that as most of the town was still opening their eyes, the dairy people had to be up diligently milking their cows. Even the hog, sheep and horse owners at the fair, could sleep later. His conclusion to me, "Dairy farmers ought to get $40 a gallon for their milk!"