INTRODUCTION 3 



least power ; and, most important of all, an abun- 

 dance of literature on all subjects pertaining to his 

 business, that he can have almost for the asking, 

 certainly the dairy farmer has every opportunity to 

 carry on a profitable business. What he needs is 

 the best knowledge, then the intelligence to apply it. 

 One of the reasons why dairying is not found 

 profitable by many is that dairying is made sec- 

 ondary to other farm work and is not handled in a 

 business way. With a small number of cows and a 

 small product to dispose of, the small dairyman does 

 not and cannot aflford to equip his place with the 

 necessary apparatus for producing a good product. 

 A dairyman under these circumstances should do 

 one of two things, either enlarge his dairy work and 

 conduct it as a business, or give it up altogether and 

 follow some other line of work. With more strict 

 laws regarding the methods of producing and hand- 

 ling milk, and with the increased use of the milk- 

 ing machine, the tendency in the future will be to 

 increase the number of large dairies and reduce the 

 number of small ones. 



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