Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-17

HoiulCiHS tuelF lNO WEEKS course III
buttermaking.
A special winter course for exper
buttermakers will begin Jan. 5, ane
continue for two weeks. While t'hi.
course is intended for creamery operat.
ors. we will admit those who have work.
ed one year as an assistant in cream
cry or cheese factory.
The poor showing made by the Iowa
creamery men at the national conven-
quantity of hand separator cream used
or to the fact that the Iowa maker does
not keep abreast of the times in the art
/ of butter making. We have proposed
this course with a view Of at least part
1 Iy overcoming this difficulty.
We have arranged to have lot of
hand separator cream in use during this
short course which will be treated ac-
cording tt, various methods with view
/ of improving the quality. Special at
1 tention win be given to the ripening
of cream and the use of starters.
| The educational scoring contest will
| be going on during this short course.
This will give the students an opportu-
nifty of examining the butter from vari-
Gus parts of the country and compar-
ing the different grades.
The coming together of buttermak-
ers from various parts, with their diff
ferent views, is an educational feature
in itself.
Practical demonstration in the manu-
facture of butter will be given daily.
The afternoons will be devoted to lee
lures on the following subjects:
Buttermsking-Te lectures.
Bacteriology-Ten lectures.
Dairy ehemistry--Ten lectures.
Milk and cream testing-Ten lee
lures
Bookkeeping lectures.
Dairy maehinery-Ten lectures
Feeding dairy. cows-Ten lectures.
Scoring butter-Ten lectures.
An additional number of instructors
will be employed during this short
course. A fee of S12 will be charged |
each student.
We are particularly anxious for the
Iowa makers to be present during this
short course. Applications should be
made at once to Professor G. L. Mckay
or Professor C. F. Curtiss.
Scoring Contest.
II. r. Wright, state dairy commits
sioner has kindly consented to assist |
in making this contest beneficial to the
dairymen of Iowa. 1t is to continue the
entire year, so as to meet all conditions.
There will be six scorings in all, taking
place every other month. While this is
intended purely as an educational con-
test, medals will be given to create
greater interest. A gold medal to the
one who makes the best average score,
Butter will be scored by Professor
II. j. Evans. assistant dairy
will be present at each
scoring to help point out defects and
send instructions to each exhibitor. He
will also personally inspect number
of creameries and try to help the maker
improve the quality of his goods.
The butter will be re-scored In New
York by Mr.. Healy, the we1l-known ex-
pert This will not only test the keep
ng qualities of the butter, but will give
he maker the benefit of having his
butter scored according to the require
nents OF the New York marekt. AT the
asst meeting of congress, ms many of
rou know, q law was passed regulating '
he per cent Of water in process butter {
o 16 per tent. According TO the ruling
If Major AlYord chief of the dairy de-
,artment any butter that contained
more than 16 per cent of water would ,
,ome under this law and be subject to a I
ak of 10 cents per pound.
To post the Iowa creamery men on
of water their butter contains,
% as to avoid any danger of this law,
We have arranged to make chemical :
nalysis of each exhibit of butter. The
mount of water butter contains, as
veil as the score, will be sent, with re-
marks to every exhibitor after each
ontest. With the double scoring of c
utter, and chemical analysis of the lie
anne, this should be one of the best r
EDUCATIONAL contests ever inaugurated h
nd every creamery in the state should Y
e represented.
The first scoring will take place Jan. | r
and butter should be at Ames by the I
d. All intending to participate should s
pply at once to c. Larson, dairy de- n
artment, Ames, Iowa, who will keep +
record of the scoring. Each maker 4
will be notified by letter n
hen the second scoring will take place, :
he same as makers We're notified for
ne national.
While the dairy school will freely give
ne time of Professor Mckay and C. 3
arson, there will necessarily be some u
Expense in connection with the work. !.
therefore, we will ask each exhibitor u
, contribute the first twenty pounds q
butter. This will pay expenses for =
lie entire contest. Butter will be sold S
nd money placed in the bank on de-
osit, and If any is left it will be re- Il
inded to exhibitors pro rata. tt
All the rest of the butter exhibited e
i'll be sold by the GUIDE Bros, of New b
ork and returns made to each ex- o.
ibitor. b.
We hope enough Iowa makers will N
.spond to this so that we shall not v
ave to make 1t an open contest in or A
ar to get exhibits enough to make a
,aditable showing to