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An ice cream maker is forced to adopt some kind of bookkeeping 

 system, and if such was adopted in the ice cream department, a simi- 

 lar system would, without doubt, soon be introduced in the butter 

 department. 



Some will ask, "Is it wise for all creameries to make ice cream?" 

 We consider it safe for a creamery to install sufficient ice cream 

 equipment if they are assured of being able to dispose of twenty 

 gallons daily during the five months, May, June, July, August and 

 September. Due consideration should be given to nearby competition, 

 to shipping facilities, and to cheapness of ice. There should be 

 plenty of room available, and the buttermaker should have time to 

 devote to overseeing the ice cream department without neglecting 

 any of his regular duties. We should not depend on that we could 

 make ice cream with the same amount of help as we had before. If 

 we decide to install ice cream equipment let us also decide to give 

 the buttermaker an additional helper. 



We should discourage the addition of an ice cream department 

 in a place where the buttermaker is not in favor of ice cream mak- 

 ing. The same is true if the manager and directors lack business 

 ability along the line of salesmanship, collection of accounts, book- 

 keeping, etc. The creamery directors are appointed by the patrons 

 of a creamery and are given full authority to dispose of the dairy 

 products handled by their institution the way they deem best. The 

 directors are held responsible by the patrons. Therefore a con- 

 scientious creamery director should thoroughly investigate and study 

 all possibilities for disposing of the product at the highest price. If 

 he can return most money to the patrons by making butter, then 

 make butter exclusively. If he finds that he can make more money 

 by making ice cream, or selling cream for ice cream, then it is his 

 duty to convert as much as possible of the product in that direc- 

 tion. To the producer it is not a matter of sentiment, it is a matter 

 of who pays the most money. 



Mr. Shoemaker: "We will now stand ad.journed until tomorrow 

 morning. 



Adjournment. 



THURSDAY MORNING. 



The President: We will open our meeting this morning by an 

 address by L. P. Anderson, of Algona, who is a thoroughly prac- 

 tical man, and I know he will have much to say to us that will be 

 of interest and value to all. 



DAILY TESTING OF CREAM. 



L. P. AxDEBSox, Algoxa, Iowa. 



Testing cream every day, or at each time of delivery to the cream- 

 ery, has been given to me as a subject for this morning's program. 

 It is with some reluctance that we attempt the discussion of this 



