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farmers do dairy work on n very small scale, and to make this eveu t 

 success we should note the following points: Keep only such cows as 

 nro adapted bj' nature for milk production. There are l)Ut few farmers 

 of Indiana that are awake on this subject. They simply say, if not in 

 words by actions, "a cow is a cow." It costs no more to keep a good 

 dairy cow than a worthless one. We are none of us Avorking for amuse- 

 ment or pastime l>ut for dollars and cents. Then why not take the pains 

 to inform ourselves and then put in practice our inl'ormalion; so we may 

 be able to gain dollars where now we are gaining cents. This can be 

 done as has been demonstrated beyond a doul)t. The proper manner of 

 feeding and caring for the cows should lie delegated not to the boy on 

 the farm, as is usually the case, but to a man who has the ability to 

 understand each individual cow and her prefei-ences, and will cater to 

 them. 



The product sold, whether milk, cream or butter must be manufac- 

 tured in the cleanest and best manner possible and proper marketing of the 

 same. But when we realize how very few of us farmers have any con- 

 veniences or proper ones whereby we can properly handle our milk and 

 butter we should not be startled at the fact that many of us do not make 

 gilt-edged butter. To be more thoroughly convinced of this. fact just step 

 into one of your groceries and ask to see their butter. No two rolls alike — 

 a mottled assembly indeed. You will then not be surprised at price re- 

 ceived. The remedy for this is to be supplied with proper room and 

 necessary appliances. The probable cost of room, $150; a separator, $100; 

 scales, $5; barrel churn, .$4; butter worker, $5; Eureka butter printer, $4.50; 

 barrel of dairy salt, $2.50; and $4 for other small articles as bowl, hair 

 sieve, ladles, etc., total, $285. I hear many penny wise pound foolish 

 farmers saying, "Never can afford all that: would have to make butter the 

 rest of your life to paj^ for them." This can all be paid for in one year 

 or less with 10 good dairy cows. Many cows will produce 300 pounds of 

 butter a year, at 20 cents per pound equals $60; cost of keeping, $30; 

 profit, $30 on one cow, on 10 cows, $300. 



These same farmers buy 20 head of steers at $40 per head, $800; feed 

 $25 worth of grain and hay per head. $500; total cost, $1,300; sell the same 

 at a loss of $400. And these same farmers sneer at the dairy cow which 

 is a mortgage lifter and bread winner and say "too much drudgery for 

 them." But dollars and cents are what count. 



The majority of us farmers' wives think we already know, all that is 

 necessary to know about butter making and our butter is all O. K. One 

 lady told me when I was contemplating the short course at Purdue (and 

 by the way, she is one of our very common butter makers) if I would 

 come over she would teach me for much less than a trip to Purdue. But 

 if this same woman would take a' course at Purdue, allow me to use the 

 homely phrase, "she would get her eyes open." There nothing is guess 

 work, but actual tests and experiments. How to take care of the milk 



