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make good butter from this kind of "stuff." I call it "stuff" and I 

 think this is a mild definition for it, and to add more fuel to the fire 

 there is always some fellow that will buy stuff of this kind, and the fellow 

 that sells it has no inclination to clean up, nor will he until forced to by 

 some inspector or some one who has authority. 



I want to say a few words in regard to "creamery records." It is very 

 essential that the buttermaker keep a daily record of his work — essential 

 in more ways than one. A buttermaker that keeps a record of his every- 

 day work is one of the successful ones. 



The one thing I want to impress upon the buttermakers is to test 

 every churning for moisture or butter fat, mark every tub and keep a 

 record of it. The government inspectors are taking samples of butter 

 everywhere, in the markets, in the cars or any place they can find it. 

 These samples are tested for moisture and if found in excess of the law 

 you are asked to dig up. If you do not have any record of this butter 

 all you can do is to "look wise" and do as "Uncle Sam" tells you. 



On the other hand, if you have tested this butter, got a record of it, 

 put the date the butter was made on the tub and the number, you can 

 say to Uncle Sam, show me. Ask him to tell you the date that butter 

 was made and the number of the tub, and your record will go as far in 

 court as the other fellows. If you have no records you will be like the boy 

 that lost his dog. When asked to describe it he said he could not. It 

 was just a dog. 



There are a number of different methods on the market for testing 

 butter and every creamery should provide for one of these and see that 

 their buttermaker keeps a record of every churning. If he should have 

 more work than he can do give him more help. It will pay you to do 

 this. It may save you a fine of several hundred dollars or it may make 

 you several hundred dollars, for when the buttermaker commences to 

 use the test he may find he is not incorporating enough water and by its 

 daily use may increase the overrun 2 or 3 per cent. 



I would like to urge more of the buttermakers to join the scoring 

 contest. If you are having trouble to keep your grade up we want to 

 know it. 



Possibly we could help you. At any rate, seeing the butter once a 

 month would give us a better idea where to work. 



Covering as much territory as we have to, it is impossible to call on 

 all the creameries as often as we should. 



The Chairman : We put the buttermakers off this afternoon 

 and I have an apology to offer them for not having announced the 

 scores, and in view of that fact I think we had better take that up 

 now. IVIr. Johnson will read the scores at this time. 



Whole Milk Class— A. M. Whitney, Whittemore, Iowa, 97 1^; G. A. 

 Newell, Irvington, Iowa, 91 y^. 



Gathered Cream Class — Watson Schech, Volga City, 97; A. M. Franzen, 

 Lynn Grove, 96. 



Educational Scoring Contest — F. W. Stephenson, La Mont, first, com- 

 ing nearest to the official score. 



