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the gathered cream creamery won the highest score. This fact ought 

 to encourage the markets and you buttermakers in gathered cream 

 creameries. The highest score was won by Watson Shick, of 

 Monona, with a score of 98%. 



The man receiving the second highest score is in the whole-milk 

 class and is one of the diligent members of this association. He 

 skips very few contests of this kind, and when you hear his name 

 you will all agree with me that he is worthy and nobody will feel 

 envious because he won. That man is G. Steussi, of Manchester. 



These are the prettiest medals I have ever seen. Mr. Staussi, I 

 have the honor to present you this medal in behalf of the Iowa 

 State Dairy Association. I understand Mr. Shick is not present. 



Mr. Stephenson : The hour is late and we will stand adjourned 

 until this evening at 8 o'clock. The buttermakers' scoring contest 

 will be held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. 



Adjournment. 



WEDNESDAY EVENING. 



Mr. Shoemaker: We are especialy fortunate in connection with 

 this convention to have been favored very liberally by the United 

 States Department of Agriculture. Tonight we have two represen- 

 tatives of this department with us and we will now hear from ]\[r. 

 Joslin, who scored the butter at this convention. He will talk on 

 "The Good and Bad Points of the Convention Butter." 



THE GOOD AND BAD POINTS OF THE CONVENTION BUTTER. 



J. C. JosLix, Chicago, III. 



(Federal Butter Inspector with the Dairy Division of the U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture.) 



It is a pleasure to me to have this privilege of meeting and getting 

 acquainted with Iowa buttermakers. 



I have met quite a number of your inspectors and field men, and 

 a few of your creamery operators, but have never before had the 

 opportunity of coming into your state and inspecting your butter. 

 I am, therefore, glad of having this privilege. I am glad that it 

 has been my good fortune to be called upon to judge the butter at 

 a time when the conditions have been so favorable for making good 

 butter, for I assure you that a butter judge would rather see you all 

 get high scores than low, and when the butter runs poor it is as dis- 

 appointing to the judge as to the buttermakers. 



I am supposed to speak on "The Good and Bad Points of the Butter 

 Exhibt." I find upon averaging the scores on the exhibit that it is 

 94. Now this is surely a very fine average, especially as I feel that 



