208 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



ILLINOIS CREAMERIES BY COUNTIES. 



Having" sent out from three to four inquiring- blanks to each 

 county, attempting to confirm my list of creameries and secure other 

 information, I have divided the State in three sections, the Southern, 

 Central and the Northern, and thoug-h not at all accurate, it Avill g-ive a 

 fair idea of the condition for 1897. I appeal to all who read this and 

 find anything- to correct to write me at once. 



THE SOUTHERN THIRTY-FOUR COUNTIES. 



Of these fourteen are without any creameries and from five of 

 these, ALEXANDER, HARDIN, WABASH, WAYNE and SALINE, 

 no reports were received. Five report no silos and the corn stover 

 mostly left in the fields to be eaten there. Of these WHITE, 

 JASPER and PULASKI are reported as well adapted for dairying-, 

 while HAMILTON and UNION are only fairly so. In LAWRENCE, 

 CRAWFORD and RICHLAND, thoug-h no silos are reported the corn 

 stover is said to be taken g-ood care of and hauled home to be fed. 

 In MADISON is found two silos and milk is shipped to St. Louis. All 

 but Richland report a smaller milk procduction for 1897, owing- to 

 droug-ht. 



Seven counties have only one creamery and of these four are 

 closed, namely: at Golconda in POPE, Viena in JOHNSON, Benton 

 in FRANKLIN and one in GALLATIN, whereas Carterville in WIL- 

 LIAMSON, Waltonville in JEFFERSON and Bible Grove in CLAY 

 are supposed to be running-. Neither of these counties report any silos 

 and the stover allowed to stand in the fields, and all but Franklin are 

 said to be well adapted for dairying. Milk yield for 1897 less, owing 

 to drought. 



MONROE County has the Fountain Creamery Co. at Waterloo 

 and the Hecker Creamery at Hecker. MASSAC has one at Unionville 

 and one at Metropolis City. No report received from either, 

 EFFINGHAM ships cream to St. Louis from Altamont and the one at 

 Shumway is not running. This county reports no silos, but good 

 care of the corn stover and an increased milk production for 1897. 



In EDWARDS County there is a creamery at Bone Gab, West 

 Salam and Albion, the latter being' closed indefinitely. There are no 

 silos, but the county is deemed especially adapted to dairying-. 



MARION has one at Alma, Patoka, Sandoval and Salem. Most 

 milk and cream is shipped to St. Louis. No silos reported; corn 

 stover fed in the fields and opinion divided as to its adaptability for 

 dairying, one report claims an increase, another a decrease for 1897. 



JACKSON has also four creameries, at Campbell Hill, Fountain 



