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and see that it has the proper care and attention until it reaches 

 the consumer. One way of obviating this difficulty would be if 

 each package was done in paraffin paper. The best butter I can 

 get now comes in that way, and it is less liable to be contami- 

 nated as if done up the other way. We ought to see it is not 

 injured and practically contaminated with bacteria that will 

 spoil its flavor in the hands of the dealer. 



Mr. Pethybridge: — What is the difference between hand 

 separator cream and whole milk cream. What is the difference 

 it would make if the butter was made from gathered separator 

 cream or whether from whole milk at the creamery, if it was of 

 equal quality? 



A : — I am glad you asked that question. The hand separ- 

 ator is coming into Illinois. We don't know how long they will 

 remain with us. We can make just as good butter from hand 

 separator cream if the farmer will take proper care of the cream 

 and bring it to the factories when we want it. The trouble with 

 hand separator cream is, the farmer says," I am noi going to take 

 it to the factory unless I really have to," so we sometimes get 

 cream five or six days old. We can't make first-class goods out 

 of cream that is that old. And then, another thing I have no- 

 ticed in handling hand separator goods, it seems to me that the 

 butter made from hand separator cream may l^e just as good as 

 whole milk the day after it is made, but after it is formed it does 

 not stand up so long. I have had one or two commission men 

 tell me that the butter does not seem to be good when in cold 

 storage. Two years ago Vv'e made no difference between hand 

 separator cream goods, but last year, he said, we put a mark on 

 all hand separator goods because they demanded it. They 

 marked it so when putting in storage they kept the whole l)utter 

 and disposed of the hand separator cream when first made. 



O: — Is hand separator cream pastuerized ? 



A : — No sir. 



You are from Iowa all right. 



