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Bluff, Murhpyboro and Vergennes. There are three silos and stover 

 is partly taken care of, partly fed in the fields; produced less milk 

 on account of droug"ht. 



FAYETTE has a creamery at Brig-hton, Farina, Hagarstown and 

 St. Paul, ships milk and cream to St. Louis; has no silo, but takes 

 good care of the stover; is well adapted for dairying and an increase 

 is reported for 1897. 



PERRY County has six; at Conant, Cutler (2), Pinkneyville (2) and 

 Swanwick; no report received. 



BOND boasts seven, at Greenville, Mulberry Grove, vSmith (2), 

 Sorento, Stubble field (2); Milk and cream goes to St. Louis; there is 

 one silo; corn stover is cared for and the county v^^ell adapted for 

 dairying, though the production was less in 1897, owing to drought 

 and the neglect to provide soiling crops. 



CLINTON has ten creameries, at Aviston, Batelso, Carlyle, 

 Germantown, Breese, St. Rose, Trenton, Hoffman, New Memphis 

 and Damiensville. No silos are reported and the stover mostly left 

 in the fields. Good dairy county and milk yield about the s-ame in 

 1897 as in 1896. 



MADISON County has twelve creameries at Alhambra, Alton, 

 Bethalto, Highland, New Douglas, North Alton, Upper Alton, 

 Worden, Salem, Marine and St. Jacobs. There is a condensing fac- 

 tory at Highland doing a good business. There are two silos and 

 good care is taken of the stover. Milk and cream goes to St. Louis, 

 and the yield was less in 1897. It is a good dairy county. 



WASHINGTON comes next with thirteen creameries at AddieVille, 

 Beaucop. Venedy, Three Mile Prairie (2), Hoyleton, Nashville, New 

 Minden, Oakdale, Okawville (2), Stone Creek and Caspars. There 

 are seven silos, stover is well cared for and some milk goes to St. 

 Louis; the yield was le-s on account of draught, though it is a good 

 dairy country. 



ST. CLAIR has also thirteen creameries at Floraville, Freebiirg, 

 Lebanon, Lenzburg, Marissa, Mascoutah, New^ Athens, O'Fallon, 

 Smithon, St. Libory, Belleville and Millstadt (2.) The corn fodder is 

 mostly cut and hauled; there are six silos and milk yield was less. 

 Milk and cream is shipped to St. Louis and that from Marissa Cream- 

 ery is pasteurized. The county is well adapted for dairying. 



RANDOLPH is the banner county in the Southern District and 

 boasts eighteen creameries and one skim station, at Baldwin, Bremen, 

 Coulterville (2), Chester, Ellis Grove, Houston, New Palestine, Ruma, 

 Red Bud, Shiloh Hill, Sparta (2), Steeleville, Tilden, Prairie, Evans- 

 ville, Welga and Ames (Skim station.) Nevertheless, there is only 

 one silo; the fctover is mostly left in the field, and it is reported less 

 adapted for dairying (!) The milk yield is estimated 30 per cent. 

 less for 1897. 



