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THE WORKING DAIRY. 



For the first time in the history of the association a 

 complete creamery outfit was on exhibition and in 

 practical operation. 



The local committee with Mr. E. M. Yail as chair- 

 man, provided an excellent room belonging to the 

 Peters Pump Co., with all the necessary shafting and 

 steam for running separators, churns and butter 

 worker. 



Kewanee not being in a dairy section, cans enough 

 could not be obtained to s supply the farmers. This made 

 it necessary to bring the milk in jugs, common milk 

 setting cans, churns, stone jars and in fact almost 

 everything that would hold milk. The rain poured and 

 the roads were as bad as they could possibly be, but 

 the farmers were interested and brought in over three 

 thousand lbs. of milk. The intention was to pay 

 every man according to the amount of butter fat in his 

 milk. But unfortunately as the testing was going on 

 the table upon which were a number of jars and cans 

 filled with milk, became overloaded by the weight of 

 spectators anxious to see the testing, and gave way. 

 This caused the breakage of several jars and the loss of 

 considerable milk. However there was milk enough 

 left to make 130 lbs of fine creamery butter which was 

 eagerly taken by the Kewanee grocers at 30c per lb. 



There were three separators on exhibition, the De- 

 Laval, the Improved Russian and the Alexandria 

 Improved Jumbo, besides the Baby Eland Separator. 

 This gave visitors an opportunity to see the different 

 machines side by side, which was appreciated. 



