THIRTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART IX 511 



The Chairman: Mr. F. L. Odell, the government expert, is 

 with us, and I am going to call on him to offer criticisms on the 

 butter exhibit. 



Mr. Odell : Mr. President and members of the Iowa State Dairy 

 Association: I haven't any criticisms to offer by any means. It 

 is the finest exhibit of butter I ever saw, and I think the butter- 

 makers of Iowa ought to be proud of themselves for making 

 butter of such quality. I notice in The Creamery Journal that 

 the 10 highest scores averaged 96.98, and I believe the average 

 for the entire exhibit will be the highest ever exhibited in Iowa. 



My criticisms are very few. There were a few tubs that were 

 poor. The conditions under which this poor butter was made I 

 am unable to tell you. There is one thing in particular I wish to 

 congratulate the buttermakers on and that is the nice appearance 

 of the packages and the workmanship. There were a few spruce 

 tubs, and I wish it were possible to do away with them entirely 

 and use only white ash. We found a very few mottles and some 

 defects in body, and one or two we criticised on salt. As a whol6 

 it was an excellent lot of butter. I thank you. 



THURSDAY MORNING, 11 O'CLOCK. 



The Chairman : According to our by-laws, this is the time for 

 the election of officers. The first nomination to be made is for 

 president. 



Mr. Barney: In picking the officers of this association there 

 are a number of things to be taken into consideration, and es- 

 pecially that of president. Having held that office, I kiiow some- 

 thing of the duties that are incumbent upon him. It not only 

 requires a good man in the chair but a man willing to give of his 

 time liberally and a man who has the interests of dairying at 

 heart. I know of no man in Iowa who has done more work for 

 the upbuilding of the dairy business in Iowa — a man who has al- 

 ways been willing to lend a helping hand when he could — than 

 Judge W. B. Quarton, of Algona, and I take pleasure in placing 

 bis nomination for the office of president of this association. 



There were no other nominations and Judge Quarton was 

 unamimously elected. 



Mr. Quarton : I assure you that I regard the honor you have 

 placed upon me as one of the greatest you have to offer, and I 



