Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-03
GREATER lNTEREsT SHOWN IN
DAIRY SHORT COURSE
At AMEs.
METHODS IN IOWA
iNcREAsE DAIRY DIVIDENDS
Creamery Men and Dairy Farmsrs
Awakening 70 Possibilities Of Iowa
40 Dairy stats-PraetieaI instruction
by College Exports Draws Record
Attendance at Institute.
,ec,a, to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Jan. Some out of every six
creameries in Iowa sent a man this
year to get into touch with the latest
methods in butter and ice cream maxi
ing at the creamery and dairy short
course at Iowa State College. Others
came from eleven states and Canada.
making total attendance of 1OS
creamery men. Besides these. thirty
iowa dairy farmers came for the farm
ers' daily courses.
This means so per cent increase
| in the attendance of those directly en-
gagged in the dairy industry" said Prof.
M. Mortensen, land is some indication
Of the rapid development of this in
dustry in Iowa. All of the students are
practical men, and their willingness to
spend time and money to improve
themselves in their craft shows why
/! this state is gaining good reputation
as great dairy state"
| Every minute Of the day is profitably
fused by the creamery men. In the
4
ter creameries, both in Iowa and else
! where act as instructor IN showing the
students how high quality butter and
| ice cream should be made. The work
in the churn and factory room is sup
piemented by lectures by the college
instructors. In the evening, the cream
cry men have formed discussion
club" for the interchange Of ideas
oil in
cry operation. With such men as w.
Dean C. F. Curtiss, President R. A.
for the state of New York; Prof. M.
; Mortensen. ana score OF men oper-
ating the largest creameries in the
state. present. these discussion meet
ings have been one Of the big features
of the short course.
Dairy Dividends Increased.
Better methods and better santa
ton in Iowa creameries paid dividends
Of more than $150.00O to the butter-
makers Of the state last year when the
nearly one hundred million pounds Of
butter produced in this state brought
an average increase Of III cents per
pound over the prevailing New York
IIldEkeI QuOtdLlOuS, SdlO W. d. bar.
ney. state dairy and food commits
sioner, speaking before the dairy"
mass meeting of short course students
at Iowa State College. In less than
three years. not only has the butter
production increased in this state by
leaps and bounds. said he. but Iowa
buttermakers are turning out an article
Of superior quality. which is fast put
ting this state in the lead in dairy
products
Unusual interest was shown this
year by the farmers at the short course
in dairy cattle and the dairy industry.
Eager questions on the care, feeding
and management Of the dairy herd
came thick and fast at the instruc-
tors and practical dairy men present
for the dairy cattle day" C. A. Nell
son, Holstein breeder, Of Waverly, pre-
sided at q remarkable testimony meet
Ing at which prominent breeders told
Of their methods and success.
Mix Brains With Farming,
Until was forty years of age, was
just a scrub farmer. working eighteen
hours a day.. trying to get a living by
raising scrub CATTLE" seuid Mr.. Nelson.
Then got a.few pure bred Holsteins,
and found out that farming with brains
and pencil and paper made me more
money than farming by muscles and
back ache It pays to mix brains with
farming"