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nothing to fear from our competitors. Tlie world is big; opportunities 
are plenty in our line of business. There will always be different sys- 
tems of conducting the business, but there should be only one system 
used in getting a better raw material. We may differ on many things, 
but it certainly looks to me as though we all could agree on this one 
thing; namely, that we must have better cream and that to get it we must 
pull together. If we do not pull together the future of the butter busi- 
ness will remain in doubt. However, as I said before, I believe this 
creamery business in Iowa is going to get better each year and it will 
not be long before Iowa will not only continue to make the most butter, 
but will make the best of any state or nation. 
Q. Don't you believe it would pay to grade this cream and make 
the poor quality up and pay those patrons what that butter brings, 
and pay patrons that bring the better quality more ? 
Mr. Leighton: Not unless you pay 20c a pound difference. 
I believe that we will never get any good results until we refuse 
absolutely to take poor stuff. 
Mr. Bower: It makes me feel good to hear some of the big 
creamery men get up and tell us that we have got to have laws to 
make one price on cream and that there is only one grade of 
cream that will make good butter. 
Member : I think there is only one way to come to a settlement 
of this trouble. We should have a law compelling the farmer to 
bring his milk or cream to the creamery in good condition. We 
ought to have inspectors all over the state (we ought to have at 
least eight). Go to the creamery, inspect the milk and if it is 
not fit to work into butter go out on the farm and if he would 
not improve his quality fine him. 
Chairman: I yould like to hear from Mr. Mortensen. 
Mr. Mortensen: I am a little timid to speak to you on this 
subject. I believe as you do that we should do our best to secure 
the best possible cream that could be secured, and I believe, as 
you do, that we should have inspectors and they should have the 
power to prosecute. 
Chairman: As our time is growing short we will call on Dr. 
Scott, government inspector of the Waterloo packing house, who 
will talk on tuberculosis. 
