Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-21
CREAMERY MEN ADMIT THERE Is
LITTLE CHANCE FOR RELIEF
TO CONSUMER.
TOO MANY cREAMERlEs
CLOSED DURING THE WAR
State Commissioner Barney Points to
Loss Of Twenty Three Establish
rents During Year, With Resutan'
Decrease in Output Of state-pairy'
men Hold Convention.

Cedar Rapids, Nov. 2l.--Butter is 10
stay high long after the war. The out
ter men admit it. They said so in their
ninth annual convention which opened
at Hotel Montrose Wednesday. The
meeting was presided over by NJ. 4.
McMurray of Jesup, who is president
Of the association.
In his annual address President Nc
Murray spoke Of the past year as the
most eventual one in the history OF the
association. Consideration Of prob
lens hitherto unknown were the order
of the day Shortage/of help, the ever
increasing high cost of living. purchase
of liberty bonds and war savings
stamps, also the higher rate OF rail-
way travel are factors tending TO dim
inish the number of members in at
tendance at the convention.
He gave reasons why buttermakers
should attend meetings of this char
acter giving as the principal one that
they were there to learn things which
they could take home and put into
profitable practice.
He spoke Of topics discussed at pre-
vious meetings Of the kind showing
how the interest shown had increased
and work had broadened until it in
cluded at the present time many more
considerations which the buttermak-
er of today must meet. He noted the
very great improvement Of general
conditions resulting from exchange Of
experience.
w. q. Barney Speaks.
A resume Of dairy conditions for
Iowa during 1918 war given by w. B.
Barney, state dairy and food commits
sioner He said no one may expect
a very great reduction from the pres
.ent high prices of butter and dairy
products for several years. And that
will apply to all agricultural products.
For the entire year there will be a
decrease Of ten to twelve million
pounds Of butter thruout the state.
Factors contributing to this decrease
are the closing Of wenty- three cream
cries during the war which has been
effected partially by the call for help
for war service and partly to the fact
that the beef value of dairy cattle has
increased 50 per cent during the war.
Farmers have sold on their dairy
cows in increasing numbers in conse-
quence.
Another reason for the great short
age Of butter is the drouth in the
southwestern part of the state, the
past season having been the dryest
known in years, and a scarcity Of feed
has been the result.
Last year five and one-half million
pounds Of ice-cream were made, but
the present year has thus far been an
increase over that of one and a quar-
ter million pounds.
The fact that the allied countries
have lost from 20 per cent to 80 per
cent of their dairy cattle due to war
conditions will call for an increase in
number of cattle for export for some
time to come.
e. s. Estei Talks.
e. S. Estel. state dairy expert OF
Waterloo. gave a talk on Calf Clubs
and Dairy Improvement. He men
toned efforts done to establish cali
clubs, stating that at the present time
there are in operation II clubs which
| have placed 1000 heifers Of grade
stock in different parts Of the state
| it being the policy to let the farme,
breed. up his herd to the pure bred
animals, and gradually become accus'
toned to the care necessitated in look
| ing after these aristocrats amons
dairy cattle.
| He showed how the dairy export!
have been on the increase during tht
war, and shortly prior to that. Ii
1914 our exports in dairy products
were roo million pounds. In 1917 oul
total dairy exports we're over one AM
one half billion pounds and thus IA
| in the present year we have sen
abroad. one and one-half billior
| mounds Of condensed milk alone.