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know which ;ub the most i)rofitaIjle cows— by using a conosivt' sublimate 

 tatih'i to each sample. A\'e now collect a sample of each cow's milk 

 for a week, or perhaps less in hot weather, and then test with little 

 trouble. We think Ave get a more correct test than when taken for only 

 one day. For this method we are indebted to Prof. Van Norman. 



The lirst year's record could not lie called a fair test of what our 

 cows had done, but the second year they gave an average of 255 pounds 

 of liult<'r each. Last year they averaged 290 pounds each. They Avill 

 almost, if not quite, reach the 300-pound mark this year, though there are 

 four heifer.s included in the lierd. We have at present 15 cows and a 

 number in calf, heifers and calves. We have much to accomplish yet 

 l>efore we have either a dairy or a farm we can feel proud of, but as a 

 result of our little herd and its products our debt so long like a black 

 cloud hanging over us is steadily decreasing, our farm is yearly growing 

 more productive, the herd itself is increasing, and we have a ready market 

 for all our butter, and we are, a little at a time, putting in much needed 

 imjnovements and planning for more extensive ones in the future. 



DISCUSSION. 



I'rof. Van Norman: I do not wish to talk all the time, but I feel a 

 good deal of pride in this last paper. If Mrs. Lamont were not here_ I 

 might say something that perhaps I shoidd not say in her presence. I 

 remember one of the fii'st years I was down at the State Fair with the 

 University exhibit, Mrs. Lamont stood there nearly all day and watched 

 our students churning and making butter. She asked questions about 

 butter making and things of that kind. The next fall she sent butter to 

 the State Fair, and. she sent butter to the State Association for several 

 years. I have watched with satisfaction the improvement in her work, 

 and the study she has been putting into the business. Her paper shows 

 it. I feel that here, questions should be asked. Such persons can answer 

 better than us college professors. I think you will make a mistake if 

 you don't ask all the questions the President gives the time for. 



Mr. Johnson: ^Irs. Lamont is fi'om my own town, and what she has 

 read she is doing. I have known her ever since she came to Indiana. 

 She is making a success of her business. In our county she is regarded 

 as an authority on butter making. 



Mr. Callane: What size and kind of separator do you use for 15 

 cows';' 



Mrs. L;imont: A No. 2 DeLaval "Baby" separator. 



Mrs. Freese: I would like to ask how much per year your butter 

 averages per cow? 



