504 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



grade butter that we would reject No. 3 grade cream from the first of 

 November. The result was that we got a good share of it sweet since. 

 Poor cream is due to neglect on the patrons' part at this time of year, 

 due to the fact that most cows are about dry at this time and little at- 

 tention is given to small batches. 



Some buttermakers who are grading and make more than one grade, 

 are disposing of their poor butter on the home market. This is a mis- 

 take. You cannot build up a sound thrifty market for your trade unless 

 you give them the best and if some prefer the cheaper grade the price 

 should be accordingly. If it takes a shipment of butter two or three 

 weeks to reach the eastern market, even the best grades will deteriorate 

 considerably. If this could be sold on a home market or some near-by 

 town, the consuming public would get a direct benefit out of this good 

 butter, which would otherwise be lost, and this is where the extra money 

 can be asked for. Work up a sound home trade and you will never regret it. 



