SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART V 341 



THE DAIRY FIELD. 



The past year has been another banner year for the production 

 of dairy products. Our manufactured dairy products — ^butter, 

 cheese, condensed milk and ice cream — have been marketed at a 

 cash value of over $31,865,228. 



Exact figures for the production of market milk, farm dairy 

 butter, skim and butter milk are not available, but a fair estimate 

 of the value of these increases the total value of the products of the 

 dairy cow, exclusive of the value of calves raised, to $105,369,565. 



The following table is an itemized statement of the values. Fer- 

 tilizer is valued at the rate of $15.00 per cow annually; the value 

 of calves is not included. 



Creamery Butter $27,127,228.49 



Ice Cream 4,000,000.00 



Market Milk 20,940,000.0'0 



Cheese 150,000.00 



Farm Dairy Butter ' 21,649,337.00 



Condensed Milk 588,000.00 



Skim and Butter Milk 10,050,000.00 



Fertilizer 20,865,000.00 



Total $105,369,565.49 



There are many causes which have contributed to the in- 

 crease in production and increase in sale value. Our cow testing 

 associations, many of which were organized a few years ago, are 

 now demonstrating their value to the milk producing community 

 by eliminating poor cows and placing the production of milk and 

 cream on a sound business foundation. 



Building up our poor and average dairy herds by the introduc- 

 tion of pure bred bulls has rejuvenated the interests of many farm- 

 ers who were not making money out of their herds until heifers of 

 stronger dairy characteristics because producers. 



Numerous other agencies such as the work of the Iowa State 

 College, the State Dairy Expert, and various organizations main- 

 tained for the purpose of fostering the daily industry have con- 

 tributed their share to the educational work necessary to secure 

 for the producer of milk and cream a fair compensation for the 

 effort expended and money invested. 



We believe that we are undergoing a period of awakening as to 

 the possibilities of dairy extension. The few herds being dispersed 

 by our retiring older dairymen are eagerly purchased by the 

 younger men at good prices. This demonstrates two facts ; namely. 



