This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Iowa Dairy History Highlights and Industry Stats
Iowa's dairy tale traces early creameries from 1872 near Manchester and Mason City, with production growth, butter and cheese outputs, Pasteurization and Babcock tests shaping the industry. It notes 1945 milk output near seven billion pounds and 1946 processing totals, while listing county and state figures and wartime demand effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Barker
Iowa Dairy Industry Commission
Iowa
Manchester
John Stewart
West Branch
M. A. C. Clark & Company
Masonville
Delaware
Stewart
Philadelphia
Babcock
S. M. Babcock
Wisconsin University
Louis Pasteur
Clayton County
State Department of Agriculture
United States
U. S