The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-24

Buttermakers and Chez semakers Are
Offered Nice Things.

st. Paul, May 2l.-Complying with
the general demand among those inter
ested Tor another butter aud cheese
scoring contest, 4. X. Slater. state dairy
and food commissioner, has sent out no
tees to the butter and cheese makers
OF the state announcing the dates of
the contest, which will begin May 81.
A number of prizes have been decided
upon, including first prize in the whole
milk class of round trip ticket to
! New York city.
Under the rules of the contest, butter
may be entered under two classes; that
made entirely of hand separator cream
may be entered i'm the hand separator
class and all other butter must be en-
tered IN the whole milk class. Butter
arriving in st. Paul after the date
set for its arrival will be given Il COM
pllmentary scoring only. Inspectors J. G..
'joslin and H. r. Sondergaard will score
the butter each month and will score
separately, the scores being averaged.
The cheese contest will be conducted
along the same lines as i'll previous con-
tests, the cheese being scored by Inspec-
tor A. w. Parkin and G.. c. Emerson
of st. Paul.
The dates for the scoring are as fol-
lows: First, butter and cheese must
reach st. Paul not later than May 81;
second, butter and cheese must reach st.
Paul not later than June Is; third, but
ter and cheese must reach st. Paul not
later than Aug. =; fourth, to be held in
connection with state fair contest; fifth,
butter and cheese must reach st. Paul
not later than Oct. 4 sixth, to be held
IN connection with the contest conduct
ed by the Minnesota State Butter and
Cheese Makers association.
The winner of the highest average III
the whole milk butter class will be pre-
sented with round trip railroad ticket
to New York city with stop-over privi-
leses in Chicago Recipient is to 90 as
Minnesota's champion buttermaker and
to make an official report to the de-
partment concerning his observations in
the butter markets of New York and
Chicago.
The winner of the second highest av-
crage in this class will be presented
with Il railroad ticket to Chicago and re-
turn.
The winner of the third highest aver
age i'll this class will be presented with
free tuition at the Minnesota dairy
school for the 1907 term, such prize to
be donated by Prof. I. l.. Hacker.
The winner of the highest average in
the hand separator class will be present
ed with a ticket to Chicago and return.
The winner of the second highest av-
erage will visit six of the best cream
cries in the state at the expense of the
department for railroad fares, these
creameries to be selected by the depart
ment.
The winners of the last three men
toned prizes are to make official reports
to the department of their observations.
The winner of the third highest aver
age in this class will be given ten years
subscription to The Dairy Record. This
prize is donated by the Dairy Record
Publishing Co..
The cheese prizes will be announced
later.
Winners of the three highest scores
in each class will be presented with di-
plomas each month.
{ All those receiving an average score
of % and above in the whole milk class
and those receiving an average score of
80 and above in the hand separator
class for the six months will be award
ed diploma approved by the governor
of the state and the dairy and food
commissioner. ~." p