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making as the average butter maker, although she does not do the machine 

 part of the work; and I think with the district school education I am 

 giving my children, I am doing all for these boys and girls I ought to do. 

 In fact I feel as though I would rather not have them subjected to the 

 influence of a town school or a college. The farm is getting them ready 

 for life. If they are ever compelled to leave home, they can command 

 salaries. 



QUESTION BOX. 



A Member: Is it a general practice among creamery men to return 

 the skim milk sweet to the patrons? 



Mr. Gurler: I can answer that. It is. We do every thing in our 

 power to return that milk as sweet as we possibly can. The milk cans 

 that this skim milk runs into are all washed thoroughly. Every thing 

 connected with that skim milk is kept as sweet and clean as possible, and 

 so is the tank into which we run the new milk. With the price of beef and 

 stock and calves now, skim milk is valuable and we m*st take the best 

 possible care we can of it. There may be cases where that, is not a fact. 

 I know of some creameries to this day who run that skim milk into a tank 

 in the ground. . The patrons ought to rebel and not allow that. 



Mr. Hostetter: I would like the opinion as to whether it was going 

 to be practicable to have the hand separator on the farm, and deliver the 

 cream instead of the milk. Would the skim milk be in better conditioii 

 if we have the milk separated fresh from the cow, than they can possibly 

 have it by hauling the milk to the factory and bringing back the skim milk. 



Mr. Newman: You will get that in next year's report. 



Q. Mr. Gurler, I would like to ask how best to establish a milk 

 route ? 



A. I am not prepared to say, but I can say this much, it is a pretty hard 

 thing to control. I think Mr. Hopkins can, perhaps, answer that question. 



Mr. Hopkins: The best way to control and lay them out is to get the 

 farmers to haul their milk themselves. If the patrons have any kick 

 coming at the factory you can tell them direct and not depend on milk- 

 route men. 



