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in any branch of business and it is very difficult to find a competent man 

 to fill it. 



A universal precept and rule of success which, spoken long before 

 Universities were thought of, applies to academic studies as it does to 

 every action and decision of human life: "Whatsoever thy hand findeth 

 to do, do it with thy might." No work is worth doing baclly ; and he who 

 puts his best into every task that comes to him will surely outstrip the 

 man who waits for a great opportunity before he condescends to exert 

 himself. \\'e are not all adapted by nature to be physicians or lawyers, 

 so it is well for the young man to find the line of work for which he is 

 best adapted, and then use all his energy to make it a success. 



The creamery business of today opens up a large field for intelli- 

 gent young men who are not afraid to work; men who are willing to 

 work with their hands as well as with their head. In fact the man who 

 successfully operates a creamery must be an all around good fellow. 

 The dairy business is practically in its infancy. We know^ very little 

 about milk or its production. I think it was ex-Governor Hoard w^ho 

 said that the laboratory of a cow was one of the darkest places in the 

 universe. The success of the creamery depends more on the butter- 

 maker than anyone else. IMany things that to the careless maker seem 

 of little importance, to the intelligent maker are of the greatest import- 

 ance. This condition is quite evident to any one who visits a large num- 

 ber of creameries. In some creameries we find every evidence of pros- 

 perity. The maker meets the patrons with a "Good morning" and a 

 pleasant smile, and weighs and samples the milk as it should be done. 

 The creamery is in first class order and there is a pleasant atmosphere 

 everyw^here. It is a pleasure to visit such a plant. Contrast this with 

 a creamery where we find everything in a dilapidated condition with an 

 untidy maker at the head of it, patrons dissatisfied and the complaint is 

 made on every side that creamery business does not pay and the patrons 

 think that creamery men are among the greatest rascals in existence. 

 This is what is preventing the creamery business from progressing as it 

 should. Jealousy among farmers has destroyed more creameries than 

 all other things combined. ]\Iore faith in mankind is needed. I believe 

 there are very few dishonest men in the creamery business. If one- 

 tenth of the dishonesty that is printed in the sensational papers was true, 

 the business of the world would be seriously affected. 



W'hen we consider that only five per cent, of the world's business is 

 done on a cash basis, we find that business men must have faith in man- 

 kind. How frequently we hear farmers in a community find fault with 

 the creamery in their section and do everything they can to injure the 



