Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10
Large Decrease in Dairy Business

Large Decrease In Dairy Business
Des Moines, Nov. PA decrease in
the dairy business of Iowa is shown
by the Is tn annual report of the sta tie
dairy commissioner Office, which was
to the governor yesterday
by State Dairy Commissioner B. P.
Norton. Not only was there a falling
off in the number of creomeries, but
the number of pounds of butter made
dropped over 100000 pounds.
Speaking of the decrease in the bust
neis in 1901, Mr.. Norton said it was
attributed to the fact that stock
brought good price and the farmers,
generally, were prosperous. Under
such conditions there was Invariably
tendency to deal less and less with
milk and butter, on account of the
trouble involved to the farmer in car
ing for large numbers of mich COWS
and the further difficulty in finding
suitable and reliable help to aid In
this work.
The number of mich COWS now own
ed in Iowa compared with the prev
ious year is an increase of about6 per
cent. which Is about the normal rate.
The'shipping of mich cows still con-
tinues and the report says 1T will con-
tinue indefinitely. Hence the rate Of
increase of the total number Of cows
in the state is small.
That part of the report devoted to
prices of butter says the reportare be-
coming more stable each year. The
average price per pound for the IL
months ending November l, 1901, was
2l.65 cents. This is about an average
figure, the average value for the last
twelve years being 22.7s cents.
Considerable increase in the number
of farm separators is noted. For the
year ending August !, 1901, the total
number reported was 1921, and for
the preceding year it was 1882,
The report shows falling of in the
number of patrons of creameries and a
decrease in the number of COWS at the
creameries reported. The number OF
patrons of creameries in 1899 was 90,
1864. In 1900, it was l,4l7. In 1901 il
was S9,376. The number Of COWS at the
creameries reported was in 1899, 625,
1912; 1900, 63l, S29; 1901, 627,9 1884.
The number of pounds of butte
made in 1901 was 81, 704, 944.
This is an average of l05, 49l pound
each for 1874 creameries. In 1900 tn
average was lower, being 104,9l8 TBS
per creamery. But in that yea
the total pounds OF butter for al
creameries was "a, 965, O62. In 1899 th
the total were $40 creameries report
ed, giving was s7,972,470 pounds.
Or 65, 404, s42 pounds of butter re
ported made in 1901 by $40 creamerie
!. SO, 761, 6l2 pounds were shipped out c
the state, about two-thirds OF 1T I
! New York City.
: The average yolue Of creamerics
: given as SO, 1913 for 1901; 50, 2s6 for 19C
and So, lao for 1899. The total yalu
: > of creameries and skim stations
!. 1901 was 50, 100, 44s. In 1900 it was 81
. 929 O29 and in 1890 it was %, 1870, 727.
r Following are the statistics Of tt
i, dairy business in Iowa during the pa
. year.
: No. of crameries reporting 81
: Pounds of butter made. -. .65, 400, 8:
). Lbs. butter sold to patrons a,561,6l
! Pounds sold in Iowa. ....... 4,081,6
/ Pounds shipped out OF state 57,761, g.
h Total number creameries
l. and skim stations ........... q
n Average value. . 81
II Average wages paid butter
LudkeIS...... - W.
y Total value of creamerieS and
a. Skim stations 80. ....... &2, $50, a
Counties producing more than
100000 pounds of butter.
Counties producing in excess
of 100000 pounds. ..........
Following are the banner butte
making counties of the state for t
past year, according to the report
st Commissioner Norton together wi
le the number of pounds produced:
ia Counties Poun'
~ Fayette... 49,. .........2,797,t
w. Bremen. 1855,
ad Clayton. =. 1885,;
is Jones. $685.
ch Delaware. ... $1,000. 1885,;