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cent. It would not take a man very long who was doing this kind of work 
and who owned a large herd, to waste enough to purchase a gasoline 
engine. 
The question may be asked, "Would the large creameries stand for the 
changes I have advocated in the laws?" I cannot speak for all centralized 
plants, as they are not all members of the American Association of Cream- 
ery Butter Manufacturers. I can say for the majority of the members of 
our association that they are heartily in favor of any laws or anything 
else that will aid in raising the standard of the American butter. It is 
the purpose of one of our leading members to put in sanitary stations, as 
I have described, at all points where they take in cream; to put compe- 
tent men that have a knowledge of the business in charge of these stations. 
In addition to this, it is the purpose of the said comt)any to place in the 
field two or three men, who have an expert knowledge of the side of pro- 
duction. It will be the duty of these men to furnish information to 
patrons through the station men and to hold meetings for the discussion 
of questions that will be of interest to the producers. It will be the duty 
of these men also to organize and encourage test associations among their 
patrons for weeding out the undesirable cows. This work at the head of 
the stream I believe will have the effect of purifying the whole stream, or 
of improving the conditions all along the line. Drastic laws can be passed 
in any state, but they cannot be enforced unless they are backed up by a 
strong sentiment in their favor. 
With all our boasted intelligence, we are losing annually in Iowa alone 
$15,000,000, as compared with the results in some of the European coun- 
tries, where the soil and climatic conditions are not the equal of ours for 
dairying. 
These are serious problems and are worthy the consideration of our 
legislators. An effort is being made at the coming session of the legisla- 
ture in Iowa to get an appropriation to be used for educational purposes 
along dairy lines. Every man who is interested in dairying, especially 
every creameryman, should appoint himself a committee of one to do all 
he can to aid this bill. The average butter production per cow in the 
state is, I believe, something less than 140 pounds, while the average pro- 
duction in some of the European countries is some 260 odd pounds. With 
something like 1,250,000 cows producing milk in this state, and taking the 
difference in production, as compared with the European cows, the figures 
are appalling. Now, we do not need to go to Europe in order to make a 
comparison of this kind, as we have many herds in this and adjoiniig 
states that are producing over three hundred pounds per cow. If it is 
possible for one man to bring his herd up to an average of three hundred 
pounds, it is possible for another to do the same. 
What we need is a more thorough organization of the dairymen of the 
country, so as to bring about the use of more intelligent dairy methods, 
not only for increased production but for better sanitary methods for car- 
ing for milk and cream. We need more harmony among the different 
organizations interested in the manufacture of butter. Parties that try to 
divide the dairy interests and set one faction against the other are not 
working for the benefit of the dairy interests of the country, but rather 
