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Fourth, that they do not involve much work, effort or thought. 



Fifth, that thousands of those organizations are extant and 

 are doing much good. 



Sixth, that the form of the organization is very elastic. 



Seventh, that scores of New England creameries and many 

 Maine ones are committed to aid in the furtherance of the 

 scheme. 



Eighth, that results are accurate enough to serve the purpose. 



Ninth, that there is nothing patent, nothing proprietary, about 

 the scheme, no promoters, nothing to sell, no one to sell. 



Tenth, that the results are private property if desired but 

 there is much good to be obtained by comparing results with 

 neighbors. 



Eleventh, that granges and creameries in local dairy centers 

 may well form a nucleus of such undertakings. 



Twelfth, that here in Maine the Department of Agriculture 

 through its dairy instructor is, as I understand it, committed 

 to the establishment of such organizations, is ready to assist any 

 community which is in earnest, and invites correspondence. 



Now I hope my hearers will think over this proposition, will 

 talk it over with their neighbors, will counsel with those who 

 are well informed, either with the Station at Orono or with the 

 Department at Augusta, will learn of the success of these asso- 

 ciations elsewhere, will move slowly, carefully, conservatively 

 yet continually towards the formation of these associations in 

 your several neighborhoods. And I venture to predict that 

 inside of fifteen years the results in New England will be as 

 profound as they have been in the old country. 



Ques. On what days in the month would you weigh, if 

 weighing three times a month? 



Ans. The weighing may be done on any three days. It 

 might be on the 14th, 15th and i6th, ordinarily about the middle 

 of the month. It may be done on three consecutive days, or at 

 different times. For example, the cow Topsy came in January 

 20 and went dry November 10. The first three days' weights 

 were in February, six milkings, 79 pounds ; in March 90 pounds, 

 April, 80 and so on. One must calculate for January and 

 November. For January, take the 12 days she was in milk and 

 multiply it by 79 and divide it by three. For the ten days in 

 November, take one-third of the October weight. Calculated 

 in this way we found that 97 per cent of the 700 year records 



