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loyalty on the part of all members to stand firm by its by- 

 laws, and follow their leaders. And if at the head of the 

 organization there are elected men of good judgment and 

 tact to shape the policy and map out the line of campaign, 

 it will succeed in its object ; if the right kind of men are at 

 the head, it will be a pleasure for the contractors to meet 

 them and adjust their differences. 



Farmers must remember that the methods of producing 

 milk years ago can no longer be used. No branch of the 

 dairy industry has received more attention in recent years, 

 or made more substantial progress, than that of producing 

 milk for deliv^ery to consumers or shipment to market. The 

 demand for improvement in the milk supply has led to much 

 better practices on the part of many connected with the 

 business. Producers must give more time and care to selec- 

 tion of cows, their health, food and water ; to the matter of 

 cleanliness in milking and care of milk while on the farm. 

 Many points brought out in this paper are applicable to all 

 producers of milk, regardless of size of dairy or location ; 

 and in other points local conditions will have to be con- 

 sidered. 



Every year should mark improvements in every dairy 

 farmer's methods. He should raise his standard a little 

 higher than the year previous, and press on and up, raising 

 his profession to that second to none, and turning out a 

 product that can be labelled "strictly pure, produced under 

 strict sanitary regulations, guaranteed to contain the amount 

 of butter fat and solids required by law." 



The Chair. You have listened to a very comprehensive 

 and valuable paper ; and our practice has been, as notice is 

 given in the programme, to follow the lectures by discus- 

 sion, in which all persons present are invited to engage. 

 The matter is in your hands. 



Mr. Geo. M. Whitaker (of Boston) . I desire to compli- 

 ment the speaker on his paper, — it is a perfect encyclo- 

 psedia of information ; and I desire especially to compliment 

 him upon the emphasis which he has placed upon the im- 

 portance of the farmei-s taking an interest and an initiative 



