Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1881 — Rutter, Eggs and Cheese. [ARTICLE]

Rutter, Eggs and Cheese.

The National Butter, Cheese and Egg Association held its ninth annual convention at Cedar Rapids, lowa. Twenty-two States were represented by delegates. Gov. Gear made a felicitous address of welcome. Hon. Austin Belknap urged prompt action to prevent the adulteration of di.iry products. The display of butter wss the largest ever exhibited at any fair in the United States, and the collection of dairy implements could only be computed by tho acre. A resolution was adopted favoring a law to prevent adulterations of dairy products. The convention decided that bitter butter was caused by variation of temperature. Several hundred dollars were collected to prosecute oleomargarine makers. Hartman & Sanford, of Amber, lowa, were awarded the grand, sweepstakes prize for butter, and then sold their, exhibit at 66 cents per pound. Toe discussions in the convention brought out the.se facts : J. That the area of dairy production has vastly increased of late years. Thousands of graiti- ? rowing farms m Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Ilinoin, Wisconsin, lowa and other of the Northern aud Western States, have been converted wholly or in part into dairy farms, while tho production in New York, Pennsylvania, New England and all the old dairy States is larger than ever before. 2. The exportations of butter for the six months ended Oct. 31, 1881, fell off one-half as compared with tho same six months in the previous year. The figures were: Poundh. Six months ended Oct. 31, 1880 25,848,780 Six months ended Oct. 31, 1881 13,462,072 Decrease in six months 12,375,808 3. The production of counterfeit butter and mixed, cut and compounded substances for pure butter, known as “butterine,” “oleomargarine,” etc., has grown prodigiously. The convention called to its Presidency Hon. Austin Belknap, of Boston, elected Col. Littler, of Davenport Secretary, and ohose Madison, Wis., as the place for meeting next year.

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