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came the first home; it was the home of the farmer, for agriculture was the 

 Urst industry established. There is no word in written language around 

 ^vhich clusters such tender memories as the word "home," and home is 

 the best place for the farmer's daughter. The country girl at home wof*ks 

 under the instruction and to assist her best friend, her mother. If work 

 in the farm home is managed rightly there is a time for visiting, for 

 musio, good reading, or whatever the mother or daughter may desire in 

 the name of creation. There is a freedom and independence in country 

 life that cannot be found elsewhere. It makes my heart sick to see those 

 of my own sex wishing they could earn money, to see them, peddling 

 books, silver polish, bloom of youth, or writing trashy novels for only 

 enough to keep soul and body together, and all the time they have right at 

 tiand an industry more noble, more profitable, and far more independent. 



A short time ago I read of a chemist in the employ of the U. S. Gov- 

 ernment. He went into a large city and bought a pound of butter from 75 

 different grocery stores. He analyzed each pound and found 62 pounds out 

 of the 75 pounds were butterine. Now it is clear from this that 83 per 

 cent of butter sold is not "butter at all. 



Now we are not opposed to the manufacture of butterine. We are in 

 favor of it for those who want to use it, or are not able to buy good butter, 

 "but we are an association opposes to its being sold for good country uutter, 

 and we are now prepared to do some good work along that line, and shall 

 co-operate with your dairymen. 



In conclusion I want to spealfoi our meeting we will have next week. 

 "We shall call it an experience meeting, as we want every woman that 

 took a prize or premium at the "Butter Show" to tell us her experience in 

 "butter making; tell what churn she used; if she has a creamery or separa- 

 tor or a butter worker, and what she thinks of them, and in fact every- 

 xhing she can tell us about butter making. 



I thank you for your kind attention and I hope that ial£ you dairy- 

 men may take a great interest in our Assocation of Women Butter Makers 

 of Springfield, Illinois, for we are very proud to have it known we are the 

 only Woman's Butter Makers' Association in the United States. 



