Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-08-28
DAIRY AND FOOD COMMISSION
APPEALS FOR EXHIBITS AT
STATE FAIR.
OFFER LIBERAL PREMIUMS
T1o Thousand Cheese Factories And
One Thousand creameries Ex.
pected to Provide Displays.
PLAN FINE MACHINERY SHOW.

Every official department of the
state of Wisconsin is striving to the
utmost to make the state fair to be
held in Milwaukee September 8 to
II. a success beyond all past records.
The Dairy and Food commission es-
pecially is active in behalf of the dairy
display urging all engaged in the
dairy business TO assist in making an
exhibit worthy of Wisconsin as the
leading dairy state.
H. c. Larson, second assistant dairy
and food commissioner, has addressed
the following letter to butter and
cheesemakers:
To Wisconsin Butter and Cheese
makers
Wisconsin being the leading dairy
state in the union, | desire as superin-
tendent OF the dairy department in
connection with the state fair which
is to be held at Milwaukee September
S-12, 1913, to urge the creamery,
cheese factory and dairy interests of
the state to support the dairy depart
ment by making exhibits of butter.
cheese, milk and cream so that the
thousands of visitors at the state fair
will be impressed with that fact.
Would Advertise State.
There is located on the state fair
grounds the finest dairy building in
the country where all the exhibits Of
butter cheese, milk and cream will
be cared for and can be viewed by
those attending the fair There are
over 1000 creameries and nearly 1000
cheese factories in the state. and if
that many exhibits Of butter and
cheese could be made at the state fair.
what an advertisement it would mean
for Wisconsin butter and cheese.
The premium money offered for
creamery butter is $3.50 In addition
thereto the board OF agriculture win
add S. for each additional exhibitor
over $50 exhibitirs creamery butter,
the total amount for creamery butter
being limited to 81 500 which amount
will be 40 rated on all butter scoring
80 and above
The total premium money offered
for cheese is 3 ESQ, and classed as fol
lows: Flats or Daisy cheese, $3.50;
Cheddar cheese, SEQ; Brick cheese,
Sl35; Limburger cheese, $50; Swiss
cheese, $780, Young America or Long.
horn, $175.
One single cheese is required for an
exhibit in the case of Cheddar, Flats
or Daisies, Young America or Long
horn cheese. While only three cheeses
are required for an exhibit in the case
Of Brick and Limburger cheese, it is
earnestly requested that such cheese
be exhibited in full commercial cases.
Single cheese l. 'equired for an ex-
hibit in the case of Swiss cheese and
may be either OF drum or block shape.
The premium money offered in all
classes viii be pro rated on cheese
scoring 80 and above
In the certified milk and cream
class, in the case OF milk the first
prize is IS; second, So, and third, 81.
In the case of cream, the first prize
Is IS; second, Sc, and third, 81. In the
market adlk and cream class, in the
case OF milk the first prize is So; sec
ond, Sc; third, S4 In the case of cream
the first prize is $751; second, So third,
Is4.
Creamery Firms offer Tubs.
The Creamery Package Manufacture
ing Co, the A. H. Barber Creamery
Supply Co., the Cooperative Creamery
Supply Co., and the Wisconsin Dairy
Supply Co., have each kindly agreed
to furnish gratis to any buttermaker
in the state who requests it a 20 pound
ash tub for the purpose of exhibiting
butter at the state fair.
The premium list and rules govern
ing the exhibiting of butter. cheese.
milk and cream, together with entry
blanks and shipping tags, viii be mail
ed to every creamery and cheese fac
tory operator in the state Any one
mot receiving the same should apply
to the superintendent Mr. r. c. Lar
SON. Madison
The exhibition space in the dairy
building will be filled with exhibits OF
the latest and most modern creamery,
cheese factory and dairy farm ma
chiaery which win AFFORD the visitors
at the fair who contemplate purchas-
ing any such machinery or apparatus
a grand opportunity to examine and
have the same thoroughly explained
by those in charge of the exhibits.
Very truly yours,
II, C. LARSON,
Second Assistant Dairy and Food
Commissioner.