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communicate the disease, Imt at the eiid of a certain time thej 

 failed to react to the tulx'rculin test. On the other hand, thev took 

 well, sound cows and put them into a poorly lighted and ventilated 

 stable and they contracted the disease. That is good evidence that 

 it is a barn disease. 



One more thing I came near forgetting — you can call it 

 sentiment or what you will, but you have got to have a little bit of 

 this if you make a success of dairying. The dairy cow has got 

 to like you. I do not know that it is absolutely necessary that you 

 like the cow, but you must make her like you or she will not give 

 you the best results. I want to tell you just a little experi- 

 ence. A number of years ago I had an old soldier as herdsman — 

 Old Jake, we called him. Most people would say he was a simple- 

 minded fellow, but we knew that he was one of nature's own 

 noblemen. He liked cows and he made them comfortable. He 

 would not tliinlv: of going to bed at night until he looked them all 

 over to see that thev were comfortable. He had it on his mind ; 

 not for the money he got but because he liked the cows, I never 

 had my herd do so well as then. There came a time when Jake 

 got a pension and he thought his rheumatism was worse than 

 ever and he had to leave. He was gone about a year, and then he 

 came back, not to see me or the family, but he had stood it just as 

 long as he could to be away from those cows. It was summer time 

 when he came back, and the first thing he wanted to see was the 

 cows. I went dowTi the lane with him and there on the creek 

 flats was the herd feeding. Ordinarily I could go down and they 

 would keep on feeding, but when they saw Jake come along 

 with his peculiar hitch, they stopped and looked, and then they 

 started. When the queen of the herd came up he put his arms 

 around her neck and tears rolled dowm his cheeks. You want a 

 little l)it of that sentiment to make a success with the dairy herd. 

 I thank vou for vour attention. 



Chairman Smith : I am very sure that from this practical 

 talk, from the demonstration that he has given you of his prac- 

 tical knowledge of the l)usiness, you will want to have a little 

 discussion. But we have another matter that it is necessary to 

 bring up at this time. Two letters have been handed in, one from 

 the Mayor of Rochester and one from the President of the Roch- 



