The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-10
State Dairy Commissioner
Would Improve the Quality.
Only Way to Produce Better
Butter in Kansas.
SELECTS TWO TOWNS.
One Represents Competition
the Other Does Not.
To Make Thorough Trial of the
Product Sold.

Beginning with the first of the year
Dairy Commissioner ]. c. Kendall has
arranged for a thorough test to be
made by the creameries of this state
and other states buying cream in
Kansas, of the cream grading system.
This is the system by which all
cream brought into a town for sale is
graded, and the better cream sold at
q higher price than the poor cream.
Two towns, believed to be repre-
sentative of existing conditions have
been selected at which to conduct the
experiment. One is at Miltonvale, in
the southern part of Cloud county,
county. At Miltonvale there are buy
ers for four outside creameries, which
will be a representative town where
the competition for cream is brisk,
and buyers are willing to take almost
any kind of cream offered at the fiat
market price. The other town, Acme,
is of the railroad, and all the cream Is
bought for one creamery, thus serving
to illustrate the effect of the cream
grading system under such conditions.
The creamery men say that owing
to the brisk competition for cream,
their buyers can not pay any attention
to grades and that they have to buy
everything offered, no matter whether
the cream is in good condition or not.
In discussing the situation today,
Mr. Kendall said: eff we hope to i'm
prove the standards of butter in this
state, and give Kansas butter better
place on the markets of the world, we
must improve the quality Of the cream
offered for sale by the farmers. The
best way that can see to do this is to
arrange for cream grading, so that
good cream will bring better price
than poor cream. That is the only
way that farmers can be taught TO
take better care of their cream, and
see that it gets to the train for ship
ment in good condition. By the CO.
operation of the various creamery
companies buying cream at Milton
vale. I have been able to arrange to
give the cream grading system test:
Under this system, l believe that IL
can be managed so that the farmer
who makes frequent deliveries of his
cream, who takes care to see that 1t
is properly handled, and that his diary
is in proper condition, Will reap the
benefits of his care and trouble. So
for poor cream as for good cream, 1t
is natural that farmers should handle
their cream with the least possible
trouble"
Mr.. Kendall has also arranged for
a Kansas butter show at Manhattan
during the holidays. Each creamery
in the state will be asked to submit
a 90 pound tub of it's best butter.
These exhibits will be judged by an
expert butter man. and a silver cup
awarded to the maker of the best but
ter. This cup does not become the
permanent property of the winner,
but is a trophy to be contested for
each year.
The butter makers will also be given
an opportunity to show their skill at
grading butter Each butter maker
will be allowed to make his own
grades on the butter samples submit |
ted and the grades which most nearly |
correspond with the grades Of the Of |
fetal judge will be awarded prize.