These figures vividly and forcibly portray 

 the magnitude and steady growth of the butter- 

 mal<ing industry in Kansas, showing that since 

 1S92 its manufacture has increased 58 per cent, 

 and that its value, along with that of cheese 

 made and milk sold for other purposes, for the 

 years mentioned aggregates nearly $57,000,000. 

 an irrefutable testimonial to the adaptability of 

 the Sunflower State, the profitable culture of 

 the cow, telling tersely that Kansas, while yet 

 comparatively in her infancy, is a most aggres- 

 sive competitor for the premier place in the list 

 of successful dairy States. 



Scores and scores of creameries at first estab- 

 lished as questionable experiments are now per- 

 manent, profitable institutions, and produce 

 butter and cheese in increasing quantities and of 

 export quality. Admirable natural roads, pass- 

 able everywhere throughout the year, enable the 

 producer to bring his supplies to the stations or 

 factories regularly. The use of new and im- 

 proved machinery and the presence of rival com- 

 panies with large capital insure eager acceptance 

 of the milk and a profitable cash remuneration 

 each month of the year to the producer, whether 

 marketing the product of one cow or of one 

 thousand. The markets of the whole country 

 are available the year through, modern trans- 

 portation and refrigerating facilities insuring the 

 prompt delivery of goods in perfect condition 

 for the dealer or the table. To such an extent 

 is this true that within the past two years many 

 carloads of Kansas butter have found remuner- 

 ativ^e demand in transatlantic markets. 



At the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 

 Kansas butter made a most gratifying record in 

 competition with that from the older dairy 

 states most famed for the excellence of their 

 dairy goods. The June score of Kansas butter 

 was 94.54, leading Indiana, New York and 

 Connecticut. The July score was 91.59, lead- 

 ing Minnesota, Indiana, Pennsylvania and New 

 York. The score for September was 91.96, a 

 better showing for the month than made by 

 either Illinois, Indiana or New York. The 



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