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has found it necessary to make numerous prosecutions of these of- 

 fenders. 



Imitation evaporated milk, or, as it is more commonly known, 

 "filled milk," is condensed skim milk to which has been added 

 cocoanut oil which was designed to take the place of the butterfat 

 which the milk originally contained. 



We believe it is unfair to allow manufacturers to place on the mar- 

 ket in the state of Iowa a product which has been deprived of a large 

 amount of its food value. Wisconsin and several other states have 

 already passed laws prohibiting the manufacture and sale of "filled 

 milk." In Wisconsin the constitutionality of this law was con- 

 tested and the courts have held that it was constitutional. 



A bill known as the "Voight Filled Milk Bill" is also before con- 

 gress at this time, which prohibits the interstate shipment of this 

 product. This bill passed the house of representatives with a large 

 majority and is now being considered in the senate. 



We believe that a law similar to the Wisconsin law should be 

 passed in this state. 



CHEESE 



The manufacture of cheese in this state is almost a thing of the 

 past and unless conditions change a cheese factory soon will be 

 looked upon as a relic of bygone days. 



During 1920 we had seventeen factories operating; during 1921 

 this was reduced to ten, and we now have but five who have been 

 able to survive and continue operations. 



These five factories only manufactured 256,415 pounds of cheese 

 during the past year. This is a lamentable condition, as this state 

 consumes large quantities of cheese and we have a great many com- 

 munities that could be benefited by establishing cheese factories. 



THE STATE BUTTER MARK 



Increased interest concerning the use of the Iowa butter mark 

 has been very noticeable on the part of both the creameries and the 

 butter buyers during the past year. More creameries have qualified 

 for the use of the brand this year than have ever qualified during 

 any year since the brand was established. Most of those qualifying 

 during the past year have been located in Bremer county, and we 

 hope during 1923 that the creameries in this county will be able to 

 say that they are 100 per cent state brand. 



The fact that so many creameries located in one county have 

 started using the brand has attracted the attention of a great many 



