178 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN^ ASSOCIATION. 



LITTLE THINGS. 



D. W. WILLSON, Elgin, III. 



The question uppermost with us all in our various 

 callings, whether on the farm, in the factory, or store, 

 is how shall we improve our pecuniary and social con- 

 dition ? The object of these gatherings in the interest 

 of the dairy is to help not only the well-posted and 

 old-time dairymen, but to give the beginners the benefit 

 of the gathered wisdom of years of experience. 



Those of you who are just about to enlarge your 

 dairy and give it more attention are here hoping to 

 learn something that will help you in your new depart- 

 ure. You have had learned talks on feeding and breed- 

 ing, on the bacterial subject, and many other good 

 things ; but now I have to tell you of some of the 

 little things that will be of use to you and help to make 

 your calling, whether general farming, or some special 

 line, more successful. 



The farmer who has been taught to observe generally 

 can see how and where a stroke will save both present 

 and future work. 



Taking the dairy as the starting point, we will tell 

 you of some of the details, attention to which will pay 

 in even^ way. 



The cow is the foundation of all successful dairying, 

 and a right start with the machine that makes the milk 

 is the important point. All of you who have cows know 

 that some give more milk than others, even on same 

 feed and with same care, but you do not know why. 

 There is a reason for this. The cow with a large udder, 

 broad back, deep chest, with well-developed lungs and 

 digestive powers, can best assimilate and turn into milk 



