Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-27
TRADEMARK TO be ADOPTED TO
DESIGNATE PRODUCT OF
DIARIES.
MUST BE UP TO CERTAIN
STANDARD TO GAIN IT
Food and Dairy Department. Working
in Cooperation With State College
at Ames to Work Out Design and
Plan For NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Must
Score High.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. PA trademark
brand for Iowa butter is to be adopted
and everywhere that Iowa butter is
sold it will be recognized as coming
from Iowa. The food and dairy depart
ment has been cooperating with
the dairy department of the
state college working out the
plan. M. Mortensen, professor in
dairying at Ames, spent four months
last summer in Denmark and Holland,
investigating the dairying industry and
he brought home valuable data E. r.
Harlan, of the state historical de-
partment, has been requested to aid in
having drafted an appropriate design
for the Iowa trademark 1t was at
first suggested the state coat of arms
be placed on the design, but this sug-
gestion has been dropped. Regarding
the trade mark movement Commits
sioner Barney says:
I'VE have recommended that the
Iowa State Dairy Association appoint
committee to work with the state
dairy and food commission and repre-
sentatives of the Iowa State College in
formulating laws to be enacted by the
next general assembly. A reasonable
amount of financial aid or help will be
asked of the legislature to put this
brand OF butter before the people of
this and other countries.
To Maintain Sta ndard.
"The idea, as put before the butter
makers. is that the state adopt a trade
mark which may be used by all per-
sons who comply with a certain stand
ard to be fixed by the state for Iowa
butter. The butter must score at least
SO per cent on the system of scoring
adopted by the state. This system in
Guided inspection of the plants, the ma
terial used and the butter products. At
ma ytime plant falls below the stand
any time plant falls below the stand
ard the state would withdraw the priv
ilege of putting the product out as
Iowa butter.
The state produces for sale outside
of Iowa nearly 9o,O0O,OOO pounds Of
butter annually. The grade is high,
but by the establishment of a standard,
we think it can be improved SO that
outside of the state there will be
steady demand for Iowa butter at
prices to 3 cents above the market.
Regarding the scoring, we would
further recommend that butter from
the creameries having the privilege Of
using the trademark be scored monthly
and that such scoring be done at the
Iowa experiment station, and that for
doing such scoring one man be fur
nished by the state dairy and food
commissioner, one by the dairy. depart
ment Iowa State College, and the third
to be creamery buttermaker from one
of the creameries belonging to the as
ISOLATION. The reports from such scor-
ings should be mailed Immediately to
the office of the state dairy and food
commissioner, who should have the au-
thority to call for return of the
trademark whenever it is found that
the quality of the butter does not war
rant the use thereof.
ANY creamery allowed to use the
trademark should also be allowed to
use it on print butter. The manufac-
turers of parchment paper for such
prints should receive q stamp from
the state commissioner and no one
would be allowed to use such stamp
except by instruction of the dairy and
food commissioners"