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fully aware that it is often a source of great personal risk to tell 

 the truth, to discharge our duties faithfully and honestly, and that 

 the commercial and financial instincts of some people have been 

 so trained as to impel them to desire only half -told truths, or sup- 

 pressed truths, or white-washed the lie to appear like the truth. 

 How important that we who are to keep the lead and to spur others 

 on to duty to possess those God-given attributes ourselves. It is our 

 duty to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, 

 to stand for quality and purity, condemning where condemnation 

 is due, and praising where praise is due without fear or favor, 

 without prejudice or sugar-coating, and be careful, lest we become 

 noted for our much sayings. 



I believe the foundation has been laid for better work. Al- 

 ready in the hand writing on the wall we read "a better day is 

 coming, the morning draweth nigh." The death rate, especially 

 among children, has become greatly lessened by the dairy and pure 

 food laws of other states, and we are following. The sentiment is 

 growing. Municipalities are lining up with ordinances that aid 

 in enforcing the laws. Our State Dairy Department is doing a 

 grand work, and is full of young people, learning the better way, 

 and who, as they go out over the State, will exert a wide influence. 

 Our State normals are teaching the young people in the right line. 

 Institutes are being held over the State to enlist, interest and in- 

 struct. Rural schools in their agricultural work are looking to this 

 line. Forces are gradually gathering which foretell great advance- 

 ment and great reformations, which will compel the transgressor 

 to have a great change of heart, for the time is coming and is near 

 at hand when "by their fruits ye shall know them, and a tree that 

 bringeth forth not good fruit will be cast out," boycotted and sup- 

 planted by the good in all things dairy. 



MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE SILO AND MILKING 



MACHINE. 



(By Philander P. Lewis, Orescent, Mo.) 



I presume the reason I am assigned to this subject, "My Ex- 

 perience With the Silo," is from the fact that at this time the ex- 

 perience of the farmer is worth as much, if not more, to the farmer 

 or dairyman than the facts as he is able to take them from much 

 more scientific sources, such as are handed him by our Experi- 



