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year, is the production of the cows of Massachusetts. 

 There are certain farmers that get considerably more, but 

 those cases are where the herds are small ones and the 

 animals are taken excellent care of. 



Now as to the question of cost. That we have figured 

 very carefully. We find that, reckoning simply the cost, no 

 profit whatever, and taking the year together, the average 

 cost is not far from two cents and six mills a quart. 



The Chaieman. We arc now to have a paper on Cream- 

 eries from Mr. L. T. Hazen of Hazen's Mills, N. H. 



CREAMERIES. 



L. T. HAZEN OF HAZEN'S MILLS, N. II. 



Mr. President, Ladi-s. and Gentlemen: — When your 

 honored Secretary wrote asking me to read a paper at this 

 time upon the subject of creameries, I felt I could not ; 

 that there would be so many present who knew so much 

 more than I did and were so much better able to express 

 themselves that I would appear insignificant beside them. 

 After considering the matter for a time, the old saying, that 

 the strong often gained strength from the w^ak, came to my 

 mind, and gave me courage to feel that I might be able to 

 throw out at least one idea that would be of value in the 

 discussion of the subject. Your Secretary suggested an 

 outline for me to follow, as far as I might be able, and the 

 first topic sugg'sted was the building. We may have dif- 

 ferent ideas as to what would be a suitable building. One 

 says get everything into as compact form as possible, while 

 others, and I am one of them, say give us room enough so 

 that we may have space for everything and then sec that 

 everything is in its place. To best illustrate my views I 

 will describe my own creamery, which I do not know how I 

 could improve according to my own ideas, although, to save 

 work perhaps, my men would like to change some things 

 which I will mention later. My building is 24x48. The 

 basement is used for creamery work, and overhead is a 

 tenement for my butter maker. The basement is four feet 

 under ground and six above. As you go into the end of 

 the building you enter a room 12x16 that is used as a 



