344 IOWA DEPARTMEJsT OF AGRICULTURE 



The Executive Committee which has charge of the details of 

 putting the trade-mark in effect has been handicapped by the slow- 

 progress made with the United States Patent office in completing 

 the details of registering the mark and the many details of a tech- 

 nical character effecting the labeling of the butter. 



These matters have now been satisfactorily settled and the trade- 

 mark is now in use by the Alta Vista Farmer's Creamery Associa- 

 tion, Alta Vista; Farmers' Creamery Company, Manly; and the 

 Strawberry Point Farmers' Creamery Association, Strawberry 

 Point. 



The unprecedented demand for sweet cream during the past sum- 

 mer prevented some of the other creameries who had applied for 

 the use of the mark from meeting the requirements of the regula- 

 tions. We expect six to eight additional creameries to qualify for 

 the use of the mark next spring. 



The demand on the New York market for Iowa trade-marked 

 Imtter is far in excess nf the supply. 



CHEESE. 



The decreasing imports of cheese from Europe has caused a 

 marked advance in the price of cheese on the markets of the coun- 

 try. xVctivities of the past few months indicate that a marked 

 increase in production of Iowa cheese is soon to be expected. Plans 

 are now under way for the installation of some six or eight new 

 cheese factories in the northern part of the state. As none of these 

 factories is ready for operation, estimates as to the results which 

 are to be expected would be of no value. The twelve cheese fac- 

 tories of the state produced 681, ol5 lbs. of cheese during the year 

 valued at $150,000.00. 



CONDENSED MILK. 



The factories manufacturing condensed milk of which there are 

 three evaporated 17,298,808 pounds of milk. This amount is but a 

 small portion of the total consumption of evaporated milk in Iowa. 

 In fact the entire output of the condenseries would about supply 

 the amount of evaporated milk used by the manufacturers of ice 

 cream in this state during the past year. This would leave the 

 entire demand of evaporated milk used in hotels, restaurants and 

 the home to be supplied by the factories of other states. It will be 

 tjeen that the number of condensing plants in the state could be 

 materially increased without causing the manufacturers to go else- 

 where for a market. 



