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how well he learns these two things. With the average farmer the mere 

 matter of buying and selling is of secondary importance. The average farm- 

 er, to be successful, must have a mind trained to grasp conditions, and 

 judgment to use them, or more than ordinary physical strength. Under 

 present conditions mere physical strength and endurance count for less 

 each year. The private dairyman with a good sized herd of cows can af- 

 ford to work up a private trade for his butter, and get special prices. This 

 cannot be done by the average farm er. His milk must go to the factory, and 

 be sold at the average price. 



I think the time is coming when the farm seperator will be more gen- 

 erally used, and the cream hauled to the factory instead of the milk. This 

 will leave the milk for the farmer to feed in the very best condition. 



The majority of farmers say they have all the work they can do without 

 milking cows. I am not here to adv ocate doing moire work on the tfa(rm. 

 The average farmer works too many hours now. I am here to advocate do- 

 ing less work, having it more syste matic, and paying more for the time 

 spent. We must sell less of the fertility of our farms. We have an organiza- 

 tion in this state for the purpose of finding a market for our corn. We 

 should have a market on our farms for the corn, and find a market for the 

 butter and cheese, beef and pork. It costs no more to transport, a pound of 

 butter to England than it does to transport a pound of corn. The butter is 

 worth 20 cents, and the corn % cent. 



The butter has taken practically nothing from our farm, but with the 

 corn we ship fertility. We must think of something besides the mere dol- 

 lars and cents we receive. 



A neighbor of mine built anew house, and I remarked to him he would 

 enjoy the large, comfortable rooms, after being in the old one for so long. 

 He said he thought his meals would taste no better than they did in the old 

 one. He had lived to eat for so many years, that it was about all he cared 

 for. 



'Now, I do not keep cows for the fun I get in milking and taking care of 

 them. I keep them because by so doing I can get more of the comforts and 

 necessities of civilization than I can by raising and selling grain. Dairying 



