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sion and these licenses are to be issued only after it is found by an exam- 

 ination that the party is qualified to operate the Babcock. Whosoever 

 shall violate the section relative to testing milk and cream shall not only 

 be liable to a fine but his license will be immediately revoked. 



I believe a law of this kind would be very effective. There are a num- 

 ber of other bills which will undoubtedly be introduced at the next session 

 of our legislature for the betterment of our dairy industry. And I want 

 to say to the members of this association as well as all buttermakers, 

 creamery secretaries and managers of creameries and all others interested 

 in the devlopment of dairying in Iowa (the most important industry of 

 our farming communities), that when the legislature meets in Des Moines 

 next winter remember we dairy men have a right to be hard from and 

 are entitled to a great deal more help than we are receiving. In order for 

 us to be recognized it will be necessary for each and every one of us to 

 get busy with our senators and representatives, tell them what we want 

 and make it so strong that they will sit up and take notice that the dairy- 

 men of Iowa are no longer weak and are determined to be recognized as 

 an important factor in the welfare of the state. 



To the buttermakers of the state, especially those who have exhibited 

 butter at this convention, I wish to say that the average score is quite 

 satisfactory, of course there are a few low scores. There always are more 

 or less in all contests, and there is no disgrace in receiving a low score 

 for we realize the conditions under which you have to work and I most 

 urgently request that all of you improve every opportunity to enter these 

 educational butter scoring contests. I am glad to learn that Professor Mor- 

 tensen is going to conduct a four months' contest in connection with the 

 school at Ames, this contest I understand is to be more instructive to 

 the exhibitor than any other contest held in this state, in that every tub 

 of butter received will be given a complete chemical analysis the result of 

 which will be sent to the exhibitor together with criticism. I think there 

 should be at least two hundred makers take advantage of this opportunity. 



In closing I will say that the success of the creameries in this state 

 and also the success of the dairy business in general depends upon the 

 quality of raw material produced, and also upon the increased production 

 of raw material. In like manner our country's greatness depends upon 

 increasing the production of all farm products, from year to year, a re- 

 sult which not only furnishes our people with food but maintains the pros- 

 perity of our farming communities. Increase in production can come 

 only through improved methods of agriculture and soil improvement and 

 when it is considered that the dairy cow is the foundation for soil im- 

 provement and farming prosperity, her importance is best understood, and 

 interest in her should not be confined to her owner. She is certainly an 

 important factor in the development and prosperity of our country. 



