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IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



—American Express Co., convention butter 21.08 



—J. J. Ross, salary and expense to Nov. 1 275.45 



—Crystal Ice & Fuel Co., convention ice 10.40 



—A. F. Carlson, complimentary butter 6.36 



-John Sadler, complimentary butter 6.36 



-F. W. Dehn, complimentary butter 6.36 



-John Schiller, complimentary butter 6.26 



-Colby-Parker Tran.=fer Co., drayage of butter .t.30 



-Roland-McCurdy Adv. Co., six medals 86.00 



—Prof. C. E. Lee, convention expense 20.00 



-Prof. Larson, convention expense . 20.50 



— Erve A. Cole, expense scoring assistant 11.75 



—Bradley's Dray Line, hauling butter to cars 8.00 



—Creamery Pkg. Mfg. Co., butter triers 31.00 



— "Whitehead & Hoag Co., enameled emblems 80.80 



— F. C. Barney, convention expense 10.52 



— E. C. Lytton, convention expense 13.74 



-H. D. Fairall, signs 3.00 



—Waterloo Furniture Co., booth furniture rent 4.50 



—Postmaster, stamped envelopes 1.00 



—Kimball's Dairj' Farmer, 36 subscriptions 9.00 



—Mrs. Robt. Wagner, complimentary convention butter. 6.36 



— Stroebel Music House, piano rent, drayage, etc 31.00 



—Fred L. Kimball Co., printing account 287.55 



—Waterloo Reporter, advertisement 1-80 



—Guy Thomas, beauty prize contest 20.00 



— H. C. Ladage, expense assistant judge ".48 



—Hon. W. L. Harding, convention expense 16.40 



—Prof. M. Mortenson, convention expense 11.29 



—Stamps, mailing, etc 20.00 



—Roland McCurdy Adv. Co., milk contest medals 13.00 



—Creamery Pkg. Mfg. Co., account in full 8.95 



—Whitehead, Hoag Co.. medals, badges, etc 134. ii6 



—Fidelity & Deposit Co., ti'easurer's bond 12.00 



-Checked out by Secretary Ross, pro rata money 690.69 



-Wm. B. Quarton, traveling expense 22.29 



— E. T. Sadler, committee traveling expense 22.00 



—Roland McCurdv Adv. Co., medals educational contest. 33.00 



-Fred L. Kimball Co., 6 subs, to K. D. F 1.75 



—Fred L. Kimball Co., job work 61.75 



—To balance with bank 17.19 



-J. J. Ross, salary 250.00 



Total disbursements $2,511.30 



Total assets 3,953.11 



Balance on hand $1,441.81 



STATE WIDE CREAM GRADING. 



BY JAMES SORENSON, ALBERT LEA. 



James Soreiison, manager of tlie State Creamery at Albert Lea, 

 Minn., was called on and made a few remarks on the subject of 

 ' ' State Wide Cream Grading. ' ' Mr. Sorenson said tbat gradually 

 consumers were coming to know that a poor grade of cream was 

 being used to make butter and that as long as they did know it we 

 would continue to have oleomargarine used as a substitute for but- 

 ter. In speaking of cream grading, Mr. Sorenson said: "I be- 

 lieve in cream grading. I know, however, that cream grading is 

 not practical under all conditions. I know, also, that it is not nec- 

 essary for all communities. I don't believe a creamery that gets 

 lirst-elass cream has any business to grade cream any more than to 

 take the very best and send the rest home. But the creamery that 

 does receive both good and poor cream, there is absolutely no que&- 



