The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
WINS A HIGH HONOR
Gopher Man Captures Prize as
Best Butter Maker.
IOWA WAS A CLOSE SECOND
J. c. Past Of Hector Makes Fine Rec
ord; Some Of Those Who Are
Well Rewarded.
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st. Paul, March 14.-Minnesota mora
than upheld it's reputation as the
Bread and Butter State" of the Union
by running away with the main prizes
in the butter scoring contest held in
conjunction with the thirteenth annual
convention of the National Butter
makers association, which came to
conclusion at the Auditorium in this
city late this afternoon.
The butter entered in the contest,
was classified under two divisions, that
made out of whole milk, and that
made from gathered cream. In order to
qualify for prize, the former had
to attain a percentage of go points,
and the other had to score at least
|SS per cent.
Hector Man Won First Prize.
j. G. Past of Hector, MIMI, won
first prize in the whole milk division,
by scoring SO points. E. o. Blomquist
of Center City, also from Minnesota,
won second place, being only half
point behind the winner.
First place in the gathered cream d.
vision was won by A. Christensen of
Royal, Iowa, who scored SO points. L.
P. Hansen of Window, Mimi, cap
tured second place with score of
941a.
Minnesota thus wins first and two
second places out of the four places in
the two sweepstakes events. When il
is remembered that over 500 tubs of
butter were entered in the contest, and
that they came from states from the
Atlantic to the Pacific coast, and as
far south as Kentucky, this is record
to be proud of.
Not olny did Minnesota capture the
larger part of the individual prizes in
the sweepstakes competition, but for
the fifth time this state won the BAN
ner for high average score for the
best ten tubs of butter entered by any
one state.
In the high average competition, this
state had ten tubs of butter which
reached the high average of 95k per
cent.
This makes five of seven similar ban
ners won by Minnesota in as many
years.
Wisconsin, Iowa and South Dakota
are the winners of the association cups,
which are awarded to the state having
the highest individual scores, outside of
the state which wins the high average
banner, and which have at least twen-
| ty tubs of butter entered in the COM
petition.
G. P. Sauer of East Roy, Wis, won
one of the association cups for his
state, with a score of 81.
Iowa Man Won a Cup.
A. M. Whitney of Whitmore, Iowa,
captured one of the cups for that state,
with "a score of 96 per cent.
F. Madsen of, Summit, s. D., upheld
the honors for that state, and took
the third association cup with score
of SO per cent.
In special butter scoring contest
participated in by the states of Iowa,
Wisconsin, South Dakota and Mime
sofa, each state being represented by
a team of three men, Iowa won first
place and Minnesota and South Dakota
were tied for second place. The win
ners received three silver-mounted but
ter triers. ms.
The winners in each of the divisions
of the sweepstakes contest received
gold medal valued at $55, and those
who captured second place received a
silver service tea set of four pieces. s.,
All of the prizes, except the money
prizes, were distributed to the contest
ants at the close of the forenoon ses.
sion of the convention. rs
Money prizes aggregating $4,000 will
be distributed by the secretary of the
association. All of those who attained
a mark above the minimum score in
each class will receive a pro-rated
share of this money, according to their
respective scores.
The Judges for the contest were: II.
j. Credicott and d. Fl. Midlestadt of
Chicago. and B. H. Keiffer of New
York. w. B. johnson of Des Moines,
acted as superintendent and critic.
Scores Made. a~
Among those buttermakers who re-
ceived rating of 81 and more points
are the following: j. Anderson, Brice-
lyn. "a; N. E. Anderson, st. Peter, "a;
w. G. Burtman, Waseca, 95; j. j.
Bork. st. Peter. 94R; Joseph Brey,
Wabasso, "a; S. L. Buerutt, Owatonna,
"a; G. NJ. Drake, Owatonna, "a;
c. Drivdahl, New Ulm, SO; j. J.
Jensen, st. Peter, 94h; c. H. Jensen.
Lafayette, 95; j. w. Koepsell, Lewis
ton, "a; j. T. Pomeroy, Lake Benton,
"a; j. Rasmussen. Albert Lea, "a; r.
F. Rautenkranz, Truman, "a; G. A,
Randen. CORTLAND, "a; NJ. G. Sorenson,
Butterfield; A. G. Schandel, st. Clair;
H. Seitz, Waseca; M. Sondergaard,
Hutchinson; f. w. Steinhaus, Elysian;
A. Swenson, Eagle Lake; o. F. Voll-
rath, Henderson; L. A. Wobbrock, Owa,