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at home, which is 3,087,486 pounds more than they disposed of 



locally during 1921. The following table showing the amount of 



creamery butter sold in Iowa during the past ten years may be of 



interest : 



1912 12,694,729 lbs. 



1913 14,716,555 lbs. 



1914 15,105,725 lbs. 



1915 15,842,119 lbs. 



1916 16,439,883 lbs. 



1917 12,958,678 lbs. 



1918 16,827,457 lbs. 



1919 15,842,119 lbs. 



1920 18,719,251 lbs. 



1921 22,627,283 lbs. 



1922 25,714,769 lbs. 



The foregoing figures represent butter manufactured by Iowa 

 plants and does not include butter consumed within the state manu- 

 factured by plants located in adjoining states. 



Please note that the consumption during 1922 is practically twice 

 the amount consumed during 1917. 



CREAMERY BUTTER 



OXE OF IOWA'S BIGGEST ASSETS 



Iowa went over the top during 1922, and we have another banner 

 year in the production of creamery butter. Our creameries manu- 

 factured 124,168.089 pounds of butter, which is 25,740,419 pounds 

 more than was ever manufactured in this state before. 



The foregoing figures show a gain of 25.7 per cent over 1921 and, 

 although the market price has declined during the year, the total 

 value of creamery butter manufactured has increased, due to the 

 enormous increase in production. 



This year's output sold for $48,462,805.12. This is $565,999.83 

 more than the total value last year. We are satisfied that the quality 

 of Iowa butter is steadily improving. The past few years show some 

 rapid strides forward being made in a great many communities, 

 especially where cream grading, scoring, and improvement contests 

 have been started. 



The progress with this line of work was at first very slow, but as 

 the work progressed and results began to appear, creameries became 

 interested until at the present time the Dairy Extension Department 

 of the Iowa State College, who have had charge of this work, are 

 unable with their small force of men to accommodate all of the 

 creameries desiring to get started with this work. 



Some of the dairy inspectors in this department have been assist- 

 ing as much as their other duties would permit and no doubt during 



