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creamery, but never should they accept the invitation to do so 

 at the expense of a smooth-talking agent. 



The preliminary expenses should be subscribed in cash by 

 the would-be members, but, as a rule, the needed capital can be 

 obtained from the local banker, securing it by joint notes or by 

 the directors' individual notes and payable from a fund created 

 by retaining a certain amount, generally five cents per 100 Ibs. of 

 milk, out of the dividend. 



Suggestion for constitution and by-laws may be found ii> 

 Profs. Farrington and Well's book on Milk Testing, but it may be 

 wise to consult a lawyer so as to be sure of the state laws. I 

 shall only give the hint that unless the directors leave most of the 

 details in management to the secretary or manager, it is by far 

 the best not to have too many directors. 



In rendering account to the patrons of any creamery it seems 

 to me that the only right way is to give all possible information, 

 say something like this : 



STATEMENT FOR THE MONTH OF , 1910. 



Total milk received^ Ibs. ; butterfat, Ibs. ; 



butter made, Ibs.; (Name); de- 

 livered, Ibs. of milk; testing, - per cent, or 



Ibs. butterfat at cents per lb., $ . 



INDIVIDUAL CREAMERIES. 



If co-operation is not desired to the extent of building and 

 running the creamery, it is an easy matter to induce some individ- 

 ual or company to build one, provided you can agree to deliver 

 the milk from 300 or 400 cows. In that case subscribe the cows 

 and a cent or two per cow to pay for advertising in the dairy 

 papers, and you will soon have propositions enough for a cream- 

 ery. The milk should be paid according to test and the price 

 fixed according to some market New York or Elgin. The cost 

 of making will vary from 2^2 to 4 cents, according to amount of 

 milk delivered. 



COMBINATION SYSTEM. 



The trouble with the individual creamery is that no one can 

 afford to put up a good brick building with cement floor, etc.,. 



