, 1881-11-26
The Coming Convention Of This
Great Interest at Cedar
Rapids, la.
History o! tho Association Which Now
iYiclds Such at, Influence On
the Trade.
Tri11mplls OF the American Prod
ucts In the Markets Of the
Old World.
Preparations Of the Hawkeyoa for tho En-
tertainment Of Host Of Dele
gates Noxt Week.

~fsFAlt lhtI44I@t 4hAt AS1Fs Ar'-A HV e40f"%H'FF
OF tho kind ever held will be tint
il tho National butter, Cheese, md Egg
A.socntion aud Dairy Fair that commences
lcrc next week Tuesday. As tho association |
IS composed OF meti representing one Of tic
very xrentest Of American INDUSTRIES 1t 1nty |
not be ,,ntin,ciy to briefly rosiow the history |
,f tha National Butter, Cleese, and kgg AS
1t Is, rs II matter OF fact, far tho |
sole purpose of bringing the producer
mil dealer Into closer Relationship, |
Lint nnre perfect understanding .niay |
exist between then, and to Golfer |
md discuss rs to tic modes ninl methods
Of producing the best quality of goods. |
.Tl,esu interests, to tho unLnformed, nlay not !
i,aye that Importance that their renl valnc
entities them 10. 1t Is n fact, nevertheless,
tliat tile cash yalao Of tho products rcpre-
sentetl by this association very mich excccds
TINT OF any other slnglu agricultural Industry
Of the country.
THE ASSOCIATION MAS ORGANIZED
in 1874, or, ut lgAst, was caltett together pr1-
Inarlly for the purpose OF seutng tho ordinary
roll or storo traded butter mixed, cnlorcd.
ailtl pAckett, which Mt thnt tImo was consia-
ersst quite an achievement The Idea wns
originated at that primary meeting that, 1t
suc thing wcre possible, It would be bet
ter to make tho nrtlcs right ut first instend
If requiring "a secoi,d BIRTH" as sumo
Of tho brethren expressed 1t. The first meet
Ing WIS held at Delott, Wis, in April. 1874;
the second meeting in indianapolis In June.
1874. During tie first days IN tho develop-
lueiIt Of the business. when tho butter that
was PUT H. 'nnil kegs" "sspe casGs,n ete.,
by tile producer. w,ls washed Ill Aalt Wnter,
Cn1uret md In other wA W Improved BY tho
now prt.cess, 1t was considered grcnt thing
to hive butter 1T ''pr0per" color. aMd "to
I,,iyu 1t wnsllcd," J" rs the fAceat0lls secretary.
bob" Litter: reinarkett recently. ~ II
Mcorporatsd uI,Icr Tie name ii How bears.
rtr 1Sp1ASA1.o1,1s MEETING
,ro,od ewcI, n a,ccnss nntl the lieId ttnrp,opetl
II, rnni,Ilv. lint IN iSi5 tho ns.octation tnet
In 0ile of tie .granlcst, conventions vf
lpwing cal,e tho Great Centennial Exht-
bitIoil, at which tic National Bnttcr, Cheese,
mud Ege Association, WIS represented. l1oItl-
!nE convention w!el, ;was Of Erent value
otlerctf. John Stuurt, Of Ninnclester, H.,
was there awarded lid grand golu medal for
the best butter exhibited.
n Il was Svtsr BY ~ sdG ' on F III o fG5SSG5sye 5 sa
D95s Dq5sess @Esa5 ovS1oa,a S1 ys s p9Gs e F
was l,augs.t at tlrst. That was II 7lirst blood"
for . Western tlalrrysnau III eo,npetitlon with
cess OF III, Stltnrt In taking first prIzo OF,
butter ulatle fro,u tho milk of klnu that fed
upon tho ,iativo grasses ut lowa's prntries
curATrn 1nEAT a1;r,s,l,raE
, ..'', 'I" .'ns.'t'.," ..,.:, r. -. n@,o a,ro
an n',''.mrs Ha at,ternTtsnt, Wcstrr r inn
ti,rnm"hH,1t the Nnrth ,vpst. and. fIku ,unvic.
t"a "r..",m"rv @ systr mt i,,,cc h,ct,r,t III, in,
stit,,inm roI:nsnizeI ns Tia trnn WV To ctil-
ti,,..t If"irvtt,r "s.eeinIv tn tnrn,iie rnnt-
,"',n,tt"s ,vhcrn th6 m,ssossnrv ntivnntnHns.
s,ci' ns nrouer te,npuratttr,. wntnr s,,ppiy.
s'' st" cnni rs nj hr mnyeri,cd hy.nach fnrt,lcr.
Gr.n'n.nrv n hitter hso,au yary uopl,iar md
Etnstnrn ,feafprs hcrn,, ,ontfnr nl,ont fnr
th.tr i"so ~ s,,n,,iv II, tia Wat inatimd N
',a,,s,,,1,, p9o , tj,a 80 III, tI;e s,Ir. ~ ti,n
.i,t"r Stnfes t:rrn,nerrs wert, "stnhlisheti
v"rv rnn.ii~ mil trtinv law, has II, rt,,in
n,;3nh"ra Mm In 1S77 lila Nntinmml i!anra,s-
tiun ,yns ""ntn @ AA '''0 1''''''''
''oA ""7 "e",n ,'.,, c,,,.oo
nHAn az S',iuAoo'
and. yery largely attended BY representative
dealers from western ntM NurthWcstnfn
5lnteS. aiio ny drt'er5 from EhsteFll clties
" llDs1 ncuselless Inns becl, rewarded by "
tnbllshlns Illlcs ct communication with the
West tElat hive continued To grow stronger
ntlt firlllur, ulltii Nestefn creamery Dnttar IL
rec0gltEZed nyeryWhGre rs godd Us any
market cntl nffnrL
1ys.tf ~ IN harm flint fhFnn