ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 163 



Thursday Morning, January 12th. 



CREAMERY BUTTER MAKING, 



O. A. SEYFRIED, DAKOTA, ILL. 



Creamery butter making is a subject of which so much has been said 

 and written that I hardly feel able to add anything of any interest. 



But nevertheless, it is a very important subject, and involves a great 

 many points. While we are enjoying the silver anniversary of this Asso- 

 ciation, I think we can look back and see a wonderful change in creamery 

 butter making ,and yet there are certain evils connected with it, and wide 

 room for improvement. True it is I cannot recall any incident that far 

 back, but there are men in this audience with gray locks who will and can 

 say creamery butter-making has made wonderful progress in the State of 

 Illinois. 



But let us notice one of the great evils which I think retards progress, 

 and will be a detriment to the creamery industry as long as it is practiced, 

 and that is that one-half cent above. 



Now my friends I do not wish to go into any details on this point for it 

 is a problem too deep for me to solve, and also for those who pay the one- 

 half above. But one thing is true, the creamery man who is getting the 

 one-half cent above for an inferior article is not going to try to improve 



