Show TEN MilLION POUND lUMP Of BUTTER Albertas Alberta's 1920 contribution to the I butter market was a sized fair lump weighing ten and one-half one million pounds that put Into the butter makers' makers pockets pocket The quality of this butter was unquestionable as attested b by the tact fact that Alberta Alb carried car car- car I tied ned off tho the first three prizes for or block butter at th the tho recent National Dalr Dairy Council exhibition held at Winnipeg Albertas Alberta's butter output increased durIng durIng during dur dur- ing the past four years almost 40 per percent percent percent cent in volume and over 13 per cent in value There are five fifty operative co-operative creameries In the province province all all community community com corn owned and operated and thirteen thirteen thirteen thir thir- I teen privately owned and operated Ina In Jn a addition to these there are In the larger cent centers rs such as Calgary Edmonton Edmonton Ed Ed- monton Lethbridge and Medicine Hat large centralized creameries or dal- dal ries These operate collection branches or cream buying stations along the railway lines Cheese making has become a considerable considerable con con- Industry too but does not keep pace In growth with the butter Industry as s farmers generally prefer to sell their cream and feed teed the milk product by-product to growing stock Eleven cheese factories are In operation In Inthe Inthe inthe the province pro and turned out in 1920 a R. half million pounds valued at HO- HO Dairying Is fast last becoming one of the bi big industries of or the provinces pro pro- vinces following close on the heels of grain growing and stO raising Mixed farming has been beon advocated advocated ad ad- to Canadian farmers and they have seen its It's anta advantages s Today It Itis itis is IR generally practiced l If a crop falls fails disaster is not the result there Is always al always al- al ways plenty of grazing and fodder to insure the weekly cream check for forthe forthe or orthe the man with a dairy dary herd |