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if he shall gain success. If the farmer shall do this, who is 

 there to say that his will not be the greater share in so much of 

 that material wealth, peace, prosperity, and that homely happi- 

 ness in life and contentment in occupation as those may expect 

 who are earnestly associated in making and marketing good 

 butter. 



In regard to marketing the dairy products there is very little 

 to be said, for in my opinion a gilt-edge dair)-^ product, either 

 cream or butter, is as good as sold when produced. The supply 

 of good butter never has exceeded and never will exceed, the 

 demand. We are obliged to turn away good trade every month, 

 for the simple reason that we are unable to produce the goods. 

 The farmer's part in the sale of good butter is to so use his vote 

 and personal influence in the legislation of this country as to 

 forever make impossible the counterfeiting of pure butter made 

 from pure milk, either on the farm or in the creamery. 



My advice to the dairy fanner is, be more self sustaining, 

 raise more corn, more oats, more barley; grind them together. 

 How can a better food be produced? And in closing, will say, 

 do as / tell you ; not as / do. 



^IILK AXD CREAM CONTESTS AND THEIR 



LESSONS. 



By IvAX C. Weld, Dairy Division, U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture, Washington, D. C. 



I want to congratulate you most heartily on the large num- 

 ber of samples submitted in your first milk and cream exhibit. 

 Comprising, as it does, more than 70 entries, you have out- 

 stripped in number every other state and national contest ever 

 held. Regarding the quality of this exhibit, I cannot speak at 

 any great length, because all the necessary examinations have 

 not been made. I have, however, examined your exhibit for 

 flavor and freedom from sediment, and in these two particulars 

 I can assure you that it is fully up to the average of the contests 

 which have been held throughout the country. 



Until three years ago a milk and cream contest was unheard 



