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patrons undeisland and practice the rules of good wholesome milk 

 production, so that the standard of the goods from the concern will 

 be well up. The consumer of dairy products demands a uniform, 

 wholesome, attractive article which carries with it a guarantee of 

 production under good sanitary conditions. 



In some instances the business-like private dairyman has the ad- 

 vantage over the creamery, whose patrons do not appreciate all the 

 responsibility that rests on them. One of the reasons for the aver- 

 age production of our State being so low is the fact that 83 per cent, 

 of the reports sent to me state that either scrub or dual purpose 

 animals are being kept. This condition may be remedied by the use 

 of the pure bred dairy sires. With the exception of Bradford. Centre, 

 Clarion and Potter counties, all the other sections which reported 

 to me state that the shipping of milk to the cities is on the increase. 

 This relieves the butter and cheese markets somewhat and stimu- 

 lates prices of these two articles. Milking machines are in practi- 

 cal operation in at least two sections, and their workings will be 

 watched with interest by many dairymen. 



Legislation is suggested looking to the sanitary oversight of all 

 places where milk is produced, handled or manufactured, also look- 

 ing to the safeguarding of the operating and accuracy of the Bab- 

 cock test where it is used to apportion dividends in the purchase of 

 milk, and also for the starting of field instruction or traveling in- 

 struction under the direction of the dairy department of the State 

 College by men who will help the butter and cheese makers with 

 their difficulties and the dairymen in improving his conditions and 

 herds. 



Jn closing, it is interesting to note that with the erection of cold 

 storage plants in our smaller cities and boroughs, some dairymen 

 are making a jiractice of placing their surplus product during the 

 flush season in cold storage, to be taken out later when needed. 

 It seems reasonable to expect the best results from this practice, 

 when only first-class butter, put up in good, tight, well-made pack- 

 ages, is used, and the same placed in cold storage immediately after 

 making. The charges in our section for storage are small, and, so 

 far as I know, the results are satisfactory. 



The CHAIRMAN: What shall be done with this report? 



Regularly moved and seconded that it be received and placed on 

 file. Agreed to. 



The CHAIRMAN: Next comes the Report of the Committee on 

 Feeding Stuffs, by Prof. F. D. Fuller. 



Prof. Fuller's paper was as follows: 

 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FEEDING STAFFS. 



BY Prof F. T> Fuller. Chairman. 



The question of the selection of commercial feeding stuffs is one 

 which is occujiying the attention of practically every farmer in Penn- 

 sylvania at this season of the year.* Very few, especially those en- 

 gaged in dairying, produce all the grain necessary to make a bal- 

 anced ration for the winter months, and in order to supplement the 



