150 AGRICULTURE OF MAINE. 



The man who has set out to be a dairyman must look to this 

 very important way of doing things ; not run as does the water 

 along the course of least resistance, and like the brook when he 

 comes to an obstacle go around; but he must set about to 

 remove all barriers. To make a profit in the business we must 

 see to it that there are no obstacles in the way in the shape of 

 debit cows. 



I believe that a man to be a good dairyman or good creamery- 

 man must be in love with what he is doing and the things he 

 has to do with. For the dairyman it is first of all the cows 

 (after his wife of course), then his home and their home. 

 Then comes the creamery to which he sells his product, or the 

 customer if he is a private dairyman. For the creameryman, 

 he must be in love with his calling and feel a deep interest in 

 his patrons and their welfare as dairymen. Their interest in 

 the work must be kept alive. This may be done in a measure 

 by judicious reasoning and careful investigation by the cream- 

 eryman when anything goes wrong wnth the patron, or he thinks 

 he is wronged in any way. If we would use a little more com- 

 mon sense flavored with just a little bit of love, there would not 

 be so much dissatisfaction in the way of life. 



The application of co-operation in the manufacture of dairy 

 products has a wonderful effect on both sides, but unless, as I 

 have said before, the man is in love with his calling and the 

 animals he has to do with, the four topics which Prof. Beach of 

 Vermont spoke on last year, viz., "Selection of the Cow, the 

 Feed, the Care, and the Breeding," will do us but little good. 



It has been said that it takes wit to buy dairy cows, but it 

 takes more brains to raise them. It is man's ambition to have 

 something, to do something, to build something, to create some- 

 thing, and when he has a fine herd of young stock, I care not 

 what it is, he is proud of it and has a right to be. 



The cow is the personality of motherhood, do not forget this. 

 From her many of us got our first start in life. Some of us 

 might not have been here had it not been for the cow. I am 

 sure of this because I speak from experience. She has a right 

 to claim first place in our heart's affections for animals ; and 

 should we not treat her well? Why not anticipate her wants 

 and comfort. I suppose there is one thing that is human about 



