Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-28
DAIRY VlLU | Double
IOWA PRODUCTS WORTH TWICE
AS MUCH THIS YEAR As
,,s LAST YEAR.
BARNEY PLACES TOTAL !.
At OVER s1o5,ooo,ooo
Four Hy.Products Not Heretofore In
cIuded Aid in Increase - Output
Larger and Prices Higher Cow
Testing Associations DEMONSTRATING
Value to Dairy Communities.

Les VMOlneS, NOV. ES.-ln MS ann ual
report to the governor just filed and
made public today w. B. Barney,
state dairy commissioner, estimates
the total value of the dairy products
for the state in the year ending July l
of this year as 105,369.565. This is
practically twice the value placed on
dairy products last year. This year,
h, viewer, the department has included
in it's estimate four items which it has
not heretofore considered in it's esti-
mate, farm dairy butter skim milk,
buttermilk and fertilizer. Then too
there has been an increase in produc-
ton and in sale value of all dairy
products which have helped to swell
the totals
The following table gives an item
lied statement of the values. Cream
cry butter, s27,127,22S.49; ice cream,
$4,000,O0O; market milk, s2O,94O, 900;
cheese, s150.000; farm dairy butter
$c1,849,337: condensed milk. s5Ss,O00;
skim and buttermilk, $10,050,000; fer
tilizer, $40, $50, 900. Total, s105,369, $50.
In discussing this increase Com
missioner Barney, among other things,
says:
There are many causes which have
contributed to the increase in produc-
ton and increase in sale value. Our
cow testing associations, many OF
which were organized a few years ago
are now demonstrating their value to
the milk producing community by
eliminating poor cows and placing the
production of milk and cream on
sound business foundation.
Building up our poor and average
dairy herds by the introduction OF
pure bred bulls has rejuvenated the
interest Of many farmers who were
not making money out Of their herds
until heifers of stronger dairy charac-
teristics became producers.
Numerous other agencies, such as
the work of the Iowa State College,
the state dairy expert and various or
maintained for the pur-
pose Of fostering the dairy industry
have contributed their share to the
educa tional work NECESSARY to, secure
for the producers Of milk and cream a
fairg compensation for the effort ex-
pended and money invested.
1--WE believeyiwe are undergoing
period ofi@awakening asrto the pos
s:bilities OF dairy extension. The few
herds being dispersed by our retiring
older dairymen are eagerly purchased
by the younger mens#at good prices.
This demonstrates tMcs facts namely;
that the younger men have sufficient
confidence in the possibilities OF dairy :
ing TO enlarge their herds and that
the. dairy movement will be continued
TX the younger mem where the older
leave, off.
Reports received from 462 cream
cries show that s7,s2s,7ss pounds of
creamery butter were manufactured
in Iowa last year valued at $G,127,-
22s.4s. This Is the highest figure for
production recorded in the past eight
years. Never in the history Of the in
dustry has Iowa butter brought so
high a price as it did this year. The
ca stern market, which takes about
fiye-sixths OF our product, was uni
formly firm. New York quotations
for the year 32.4S per pound
for extras. Iowa creameries have :
s9.429 patrons who milk 710.714 cows
and use 107,S53 farm separators. This
is an increase of IA per cent in the
number of patrons and 80 per cent in
the number OF separators used There
mas been an addition Of SS,173s cows to
Iowa dairy herds devoted to the pro-
duction Of milk and cream for manu-
fa curing butter.
The twelve cheese factories Of the
state produced 6S1,315 pounds OF
cheese during the year and the value
was $4,000. The decreasing I'M
nerts Of cheese from Europe have
caused marked advance in the price
Of cheese on the, markets Of the coun-
try. Plans are now under way for the
Of six or eight new cheese
factories in the northern part OF the
or ate s .t