302 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



CHEESE AND CONDENSED MILK. 



Particular emphasis lias been placed upon the conservation of 

 meat and wheat by the National Food Administration. These 

 products being foods which contain not only elements necessary 

 to the building- up and developing of body tissues, producing heat 

 and energy, but are products for which there is means of trans- 

 portation. 



Cheese being one of the best, if not the best, meat substitutes, 

 we urged the housewives early in the season to adopt the policy 

 of serving cheese in the place of meat at least one meal each 

 week. 



In order that our department would be in a position to be of 

 assistance to those desiring information concerning the manu- 

 facture of soft cheese which could be made from skimmed milk, 

 our dairy force was sent to Ames for instruction in soft cheese- 

 making. Instructions were received in the making of cottage* 

 cheese from skimmed milk and buttermilk, also in the making 

 of various types of soft cheese from sweet milk. 



Our reasons for advocating cheese as a substitute for meat are 

 based on the figures shown below : 



CHEESE AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR MEAT. 



Protein is the body-building material of our food. It is the most ex- 

 pensive food constituent. 



T> • „ Fuel Value Amount of lOo Worth 



FOOD T^ T K Per Lb. Protein Will Contain 



rer i.d. Calories In 1 Lb. Protein 



Cream Cheese 35c 1885 4.15 oz. 1.18 oz. 



Beef Steak 30c 1090 2.30' oz, ,77 oz. 



Pork Chops 35c 1535 2.70 oz, .77 oz. 



Chicken Broiler 38c 305 2.05 oz, ,54 oz. 



Ham 45c 1875 2.60 oz. .58 oz. 



Leg of Mutton 30c 890 2.40 oz. .80 oz. 



Eggs 35c doz. 635 2.10 oz. 1.00 oz. 



Cottage Cheese 20c 495 3.35 oz. 1.65 oz. 



Calculated from retail prices August, 1917. 



Cards like tiie above were circulated at the State Fair and 

 "Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress, 



Iowa is falling considerably short of "doing her bit" insofar 

 as her make of cheese and condensed milk is concerned. Reports 

 from the wholesale houses of the state show that they bought last 

 year over 2,785,579 pounds of cheese and only 6^2 per cent of this 

 amount was bought within the state. These same houses report 

 the purchase of nearly 300,000 cases of condensed milk and pur- 

 chased only about 5 per cent of this in Iowa, This does not neces- 



