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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



been responsible for a part of the decrease in butter turned out by 

 the creameries. The demand for cream for the manufacture of 

 ice cream has also played a part in bringing about this decrease. 

 Few people realize the rapid growth of the ice cream business dur- 

 ing recent years. Five factories in the city of Des Moines alone 

 have a daily output of 1,700 gallons during the ice cream season. 



Considerable cream is shipped into this state from outside points 

 by large centralizing creameries located near the border of the 

 state. Large quantities of cream are also shipped from points in 

 Iowa to centralizing creameries located outside of Iowa. It is im- 

 possible to determine just what influence this exchange of cream 

 in the manner above mentioned has on the figures given in this re- 

 port, but it is no doubt responsible for at least a part of the ap- 

 parent decrease in the amount of creamery butter manufactured in 

 the state. 



One of the tables given in this report shows the amount of butter 

 produced in each county in which creameries are located. Since 

 the introduction of the centralizing creamery system these figures 

 have been more or less incorrect as reported herein, due to the fact 



that some of the cream reported in a certain county, is produced in 

 another county and in some instances outside of the state. The re- 

 port given of counties where local creameries only are found, very 

 nearly always represents the amount actually produced. 



SHOWING AVERAGE MONTHLY PRICE OF EXTRA WESTERN CREAMERY 

 BUTTER IN NEW YORK MARKET. 



