Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-05
DAIRY WORK J N lN||||l||
Deputy Commissionsr Commences
Educational Work Among the
Iowa Creamsrynsn.
An Effort Will Be Msde 70 Il.
crease the Quality Of tho
Product

Product
Results Of Inspectors' Work in Mil.
nesota-F'eatures Of Iowa His.
torical Work.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, July 5.-Mr. F.. w. Bous. B
ka, the new special deputy dairy coIn-
missioner. has been spending few
days in consultation with Dairy Com
missioner Norton and Deputy Wright
and begins this week his educational
work in northeastern Iowa. Mr.. Boas-
ka, as has been previously stated, was
educated for his work in the Agricul-
itural College at Ames and has been do 81
ing very successful work in the MassA-
Ichusetts Dairy School. He is an earn
est. enthusiastic young man. thorough
ly well equipped for the important
work he is about to undertake and 80 &
entirely devoted to it.
The success OF Mr.. Bouska's work, \.
said Dairy Commissioners Norton, de j.
pends upon how we'll he Is received by
the creamery men and dairymen whom
he is trying to help. II they viii give
him chance to show them how to im-
prove their product and will follow his
advice, they will soon find that they
will be we'll paid for the time and trou-
bic required. The Agricultural College
creamery receives for its product q cent
and half u pound above the top price
4 paid in the market for extra creamery
butter. Buyers Of butter everywhere
are looking for the best and are willinE
TO pay for it. They soon find out Is S
creamery is producing a superior arti
Gle and there is no trouble for that
5creamery to sell its product at price
above that paid for ordinary good
creamery butter.
IF the creamery men will call their
patrons together and give Mr. BOcskas
4 a chance to talk to them he. will give
A them great deal Of valuable infornna-
4 sltion and will show them how It pays
10 take better care Of the milk, because
|5if the farmers who furnish the milk
4 keep Ii clean and by proper feeding and
Iscare Of cows produce q richer. better
A ISn,iik the creamery can make batter
butter and can afford so pay na., ri, ,s =,
81 10 say to the farmers and dalrymens as
+ he has to the reainery men. The rec
SUITS of this kind Of education are be-
4 irg telt in Minnesota. where they have,
"a Il think. eight creamery and GARY u 4
q spectors and it has resulted IN improv-
8Ising the quality Of the butter produced
,8I.in the state. so lit sells for better
s price They are SO well satisfied with
. the system now that the legislature
! gives The dairy q apartment all 1t ASKS
III We hope TO make a good showing dur
! Ling. the next year in the territory. COW
/ cred by N,,. Bouska. He will go over q
. county thoroughly wherever he goes.
: h.stsad of skipping around all over the
. state
: When asked as to the condition Of the
& buttersindustry in the east, Mr.. Eouska
+ said that i, was in many respects bet
!. lteas than in the west. In Massachu-
q 1.setts,'' said he. ...the production Of milk
ana cream. has increased eEo-.s.oMeiy.
there has been little or no in-
u crease in the production of butter and
cheese. Having so many large cities.
nj the milk and cream is sold directly 20
d the consumer and of course this is more
G profitable than making it into butter.
a S great quantity Of the butter con-
y sunled is shipped in, because butter ca q
G he shipped while milk and cream can
n not.
+ THE eastern farmers and dairymsn
l. take much better care of their milk
than the western farmers do. It seems
n "a mo The creameries there can hardy
le help making good butter, because the
n i8mijk comes to them in such fine conda.
tes s|5tion. They think In the east that the3
" make better butter than we 90 N ths
west. and It is true that greater pro
re nortio1, of the butter they make thsrs
n is good but their best butter IS not \
y, N,Iwhit better than the best butter OF lh,
lg vest. If our farmers and datrymel
j learn that 1t pays TO keep the milk per
s fectly clean, take good care OF II ant
= feed the COWS properly and take goo
s. care of them they would soon get bette
. q prices for their butter. There IS goo
market for good butter. The creamer,
THAT produces better quallty OF l. ouh
Y y Ilier than the average OF its class WI
e soon command a higher price for It. =
=, u The creamery men and lairymen Q
= = the state have been showing livsl
: interest in this work They have bee
- writing to Dairy Commissioner Norto
asking that he or his deputy visit thel
I. and settle some dispute or correct som
=, ~. error. The matter OF testing is q
J, i, most important question the datryma
~ and creamery manager have to de-
-, with, since all their financial relation
rseS depend upon this tast, and 1t Is high
ied important, not only that u should
-, correct, but that patrons Of the cream
VI. cry should be satisfied thatlit Is Co
of rect Mr.. Bouska understands the
nj tests thoroughly and is prepared !
To- pass upon The correctness OF the y
struments used. He will visit q
creameries and inspect the sanital
conditions, as well as the mechanic
processes, and endeavor to show q
ny creamery men where they are MAXI
~, mistakes which If corrected would :
uls suit to their financial benefit.
can
the The Iowa Historical Record Tor ~
a 4 contains the first instaliment OF q I
en- ries Of letters from the held WRIT
by Capt. Charles A. Lucas. Of Compe'
day d. Twenty fourth Iowa voluntee
ere during the civil war. CaptsS lucss =
abb native OF Belgium and received !
military education In the Belgian arm