100 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



At present the milk is being sold at 6 cents per quart. Mr. 

 Winters tells nic that, at the present high prices of grain and 

 labor, he would not attempt to make milk for any less ; and, 

 as there has been a recent raise in the price of certified milk 

 in the city markets, he is hoping to get something more out 

 of the product. 



It would possibly be of interest to you if I should give you 

 some facts in relation to some of the other certified farms in 

 our State, but time forbids. I already feel as though I had 

 trespassed too much on your time. 



It is not on every farm that certified milk can be made. 

 It is not every man who can expect to achieve success, if he 

 goes into the business. Only those Avho are naturally the 

 most careful and painstaking can hope to achieve success, and 

 few dairjaiien can enter into the making of certified milk and 

 make a profit above that received from their present system. 

 You know it does not always pay to break away from old 

 methods in our attempts to be original. The hen who con- 

 cluded that she had discovered a better way of laying eggs 

 than the antiquated one of laying them in a nest, tried laying 

 from the perch, and she made a mess of it. However, we 

 must all bear in mind that yesterday's methods in milk pro- 

 duction will not bring success in to-day's work. The public 

 is demanding a better product ; they are entitled to it, and 

 they must and will have it ; l)ut it is going to cost more, and 

 they must meet the producers halfway and be willing to pay 

 the cost. 



The Chair. The meeting is now open for discussion. I am 

 sure, from knowledge of Mr. Dawley for a great many j^ears, 

 that he is perfectly capable of answering any question, and 

 certainly is willing to try to answer any you may ask. I 

 hope every minute will be occupied, and that we may have a 

 good discussion. 



Question. What bedding would you use under your 

 cows ? 



Mr. Dawley. I believe those who have experimented 

 carefully have found that shavings or sawdust make the most 

 satisfactory bedding, where certified milk is being made. 



