Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-25
TONS OF BU Err.
Iowa Produced 1ol,9e7,3l6
Pounds in Year 1909.
WRIGHT MAKES HIS REPORT
Amount Of Butter Shipped From the
state Shows Deerease-There
Are es7,74o Cows Used for
Dairy Purposes.


101, 907,316 pounds Of butter, using IL
the making 413,797,149 pounds o
milk and 279.43e,149 pounds Of cream
OF this amount 3,513,644 pounds wer,
sold to patrons and 6,s66.s5S pound
were sold in Iowa.
These are the figures shown in thu
annual report OF H. r. Wright. stat
food and dairy commissioner. which
has just been issued.
The report further shows that dur
ing the year 1909 far less butter wal
shipped out of the state than during
1908 Last year the railroads report
ed that s7.773,S35 pounds Of buttel
were carried from this state by them
The 1908 reports Of tha companiei
show that 9s,970,9 1871 pounds were car
ried out. All the counties OF the state
save twenty-three show decrease
in the amount Of butter shipped from
the state. The total decrease shown
is 15,947,739 pounds, and the total In.
crease 4,75O,5S3 pounds, making the
net decrease 11,197,156 pounds.
The report further shows that
there are SS7,740 cows used for dairy
purposes in the state and that the
creameries have 1850 patrons.
Commissioner Wright devotes con
siderable space in his report to the
question of city milk inspection. He
states that while fourteen Of the cit
les Of the state have city milk In
spection, he regrets the fact that
there Is not more Of It.
The last general assembly" hs
says, declined to make any change
IN the statutes relating to city milk
inspection by this department OF In
the statutes relating to the use OF
the tuberculin test. The commission
er regrets that the amount of money
and authority given to this depart
ment is not sum Gent to insure the
best quality of mill in the large cit
les of this state, and calls attention
to this fact hoping that the city au-
thorities will take such steps as may
be proper to supplement the efforts OF
this department in this direction.
As to oleomargarine, Commission
or Wright sounds a word Of warning
to the creamerymen and dairymen OF
the state. He states that the manu-.
facturers OF ole0 are making Wig
orous campaign to further the sale
Of this product and will undoubtedly
make An effort to secure from con-
gress the removal Of the restriction
ON itss sale.
The manufacturers Of cleo are few
In number but they represent rich
and powerful corporations and have
millions of dollars with which to pre-
sent their claims to congress-. The
dairymsn and creamery men are
many in number. he says. but are
not organized so as to get immedi'
ate and effective action.
The report shows also that there
are 543 creameries In the state re.
porting to the commissioners and that
there are but nine cheese factories.
Former loWan.
Prof. William Charles Wallace OF
the University Of Nebraska, whose
wonderful discovery rs to the exact
location of Shakespeare's theatre in
London is exploited in the current
Harper's magazine, was formerly a
teacher In Iowa. He was head Of the
normal school at Shenandoah and
Deputy State Supt. Bennett obtained
his normal training under him.
Patriotic Order Organized.
Kinsman camp, Sons Of Veterans
has been organized and twenty candi-
dates were mustered in by mastering
Omcer Oily. Oficers were elected for
the ensuing year as follows: Camp
commander, A. H. McNulty; senior
vice, F. W. Stuart; Junior vice,
George L. Dockstader; secretary, Roy
Stowell; treasurer, s. Winters.
Amanda EIlyson 10 Dead.
Mrs. Amanda Gray Ellyson, mother
of G. D. Ellyson, died suddenly at
the home of her son, 4i9 East Elev-
enth street. Although Mrs. Ellysou
was 70 years Of age and had been III
for some time, her death was not ex.
pected.
Seed inspectors Busy.
Prosecution has been started BY
the seed inspectors against l.. NJ.
Cheney of Des Moines, 1920 Twenti
eth street. 1t is charged that he sold
clover seed which was not pure In
the per cent required by law.
Large Farm Proposed.
The Western Grocers held q meet
ing at the Chamberlain hotel for the
purpose of discussing the proposed
1000 acre farm, planned for MARSHALL
town. The farm is planned for the
culture Of such vegetables as are
Thomas Removes to Red Oak.
DR.. Louis A. Thomas. formerly Sc
cretary OF the state board Of health
and Mrs. Thomas departed for Red
Oak where they will hereafter make
their home