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Herd. Av. No. Cows. Av. Prod. Bf. 



1 15 285 



2 9S 2636 



3 10 2555 



4 12J 2494 



5 6 2386 



6 43 2378 



7 4 2327 



8 143 2294 



9 151 2274 

 10 9 ,2248 



Many oi the lower herds averaged less than 75 pounds. In fact, 

 at one creamery, over 44 per cent of the farmers brought to the fac- 

 tory less than 100 pounds per cow. In the whole association, over 

 29 per cent brought less than 100 pounds. We have a complete check 

 on 9,0 04' cows. When we consider the butterfat used at home by 

 the family, the average production of all these cows was 134.3 pounds 

 of butterfat. 



We have no means of knowing absolutely the value of these con- 

 tests. We believe they are doing a tremendous amount of good. They 

 have precipitated more discussion and agitated the subject of good 

 cream and proper methods more effectively than could be done in any 

 other manner. We do not know what will be the effect of all this on 

 the growing generation of farmers. 



Milk houses and many silos have been built, pure bred dairy sires 

 have been purchased. There is no doubt but that some of these 

 changes are due directly to the association. 



Thus far in this discussion we have not tried to explain the effects 

 of its organization. It has not existed a sufficiently long time to enable 

 us to show very many. We have tried to show you what has been 

 done. You'll have to judge largely for yourselves as to the effects. 



This co-operative movement has many difficulties just as any other 

 progressive move has. The district is about 50 miles long and about 

 40 miles wide. It is so large that the dairy expert does not find time 

 to do much individual work with each patron. He is spread out 

 pretty thin, and many say that they can't see that much is being 

 done. There is a tendency on the part of many to confuse this or- 

 ganization with the dairy expert. They forget that the association 

 has, or should have, other functions besides employing a hired man 

 to agitate good methods. The majority do not yet appreciate the op- 

 portunity for co-operation between the different factories. There is 

 much work yet to be done. I thank you. 



Mr. Shoemaker : The next will be the election of officers. The 

 first is the president for the ensuing year. 



Mr. Thomas : In view of the fact that our present president 's 

 time is so taken up with his business duties that it isn't possible 



