Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-15
STATE DAIRY CONVENTION
To Be Held with Dairy Cattle
Congress at Waterloo Sept.
9th to Oct. 2rd, 1913.

The Iowa State Dairy Association
which is composed Of more than 1000
buttermakers, creamery managers,
farmers and dairymen of the state,
will again hold it's convention with the
Cattle Congress.
The programs throughout the con.
vention will be Of the same high class
that has always characterized them.
The buttermakers will hold their spe-
cial meetings on Wednesday and
Thursday; while the producers or
dairymen will meet Thursday and
Friday. Lecturers of national reputa-
ton upon the subjects. of creamery
management will address the butter
makers at their meetings, which
should be attended by every man max
ing butter in the state. The dairy
men will have meetings OF special in
terest to the farmer who is interested
in building up his dairy herd. Such
subjects as "Silos and Silage,"
"Feeds and Feeding" breeding Up
the Herd" winter pairying,' '"The
Building of Dairy Barns" will be dis.
cussed by men from tie U. s. Depart.
ment Of agriculture. professors of
dairying from the agricultural col
leges and practical farmers and dairy
men from many states. These discus
sions should be exceedingly helpful
to those wishing information along
these lines, for at the close of each
lecture an opportunity will be given
for any questions which the audience
may wish to ask. The subjects sug-.
gested in this way will be treated in,
detail and all questions answered sat
isfactorily to the person asking them.
These sessions will be held in a perm
anent building especially provided for
this purpose, which will comfortably.
seat 1000 listeners.
Creamery Butter Contest.
The creamery, which, together with
the COW, forms the foundation ~ all
dairying Will be represented in every
phase Of its work The creamerie9 of
Iowa are ono Of tie most impOFtant
lines of manufactures which We have.
and may be called the backbone OF
dairying. At the present time there
are 524 plants manufacturing butter
in Iowa. These are all prosperous,
and during the year just closed manu-
featured 96,695.5s4 pounds Of butter.
The butter contest which has proved
so very attractive at the previous
conventions, will again BE- held. Ev-
cry creamery in the state is invited
and urged to enter a tub of their
product, which will be placed in An
enormous refrigerator, located In the
middle Of the machinery hall. The
refrigerator will be equipped with
plate glass, thus making it possible
to exhibit the butter In perfect condt-
ton, and yet in plain view of those
attending the show. The contest will
be divided as heretofore, into two
classes. viz, those creameries manu-.
featuring butter from cold milk and;
those whose product is made from
gathered cream. Gold and silver med
ais appropriately inscribed, besides a
large number of other awards. will be
offered.
A butter scoring contest will be
held on Wednesday afternoon. It will
be open to all Of the buttermakers
who have butter entered in the show,
and will be Of educational value to all
those who take part. After the con-
testants have judged the butter, the
official judges will score and the
awards made accordingly.