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tories. There are ten silos and fairly g"ood care is taken of the corn- 

 fodder. The yield was less. 



FORD has creameries at Calvary (Pierce & Lowe), at Melvin (J. 

 D. Thompson), and at Roberts (R. B. Chambers). There are no silos, 

 stover is mostly left in the fields and the yield was less. Good corn 

 county. 



IROQUOIS has creameries at Buckley, Loda (Star Creamery Co.), 

 Pitwood, Onargo and Watseka. The two last are gathered cream 

 creameries. No silos, stover left in field and less milk on account of 

 drought. 



LIVINGSTON'S creameries are at Ancona, Cornell, Dwight, Fair- 

 bury and Odell. There are no silos and the stover is left in the field* 

 the milk yield was about the same as in '96 and some is sold in 

 Streator. 



MERCER has six in all, two (P. Fitsemmaler and J. G. Clark) at 

 Creamery, one at Millersburg, New Boston, Viola and Swedona (J. G. 

 Clark). No report. 



KENDALL sends no report and has seven creameries at Little 

 Rock (Hopkins & Feakins), at Lisbon (Convey & Co), at Millington 

 (Palace Car Creamery Co.), at Oswego (Co-operative), at Plattesville 

 John Conway & Co.), at Yorkville two, (Palace Car Creamery Co. and 

 Fox River Creamery.) 



ROCK ISLAND has eight creameries, two at Barstow, (Barstow 

 Creamery Co. and Elgin Creamery Co., at Cordow^a, at Hillsdale (J. H 

 Coxley), at Joslin, at Milan (G. H. Gurler), and two at Port Byron 

 (S. Dailey), all in the northeastern part of the county. There are no 

 silos, the stover is left in the field and the production was less on 

 account of drought and increased calf raising. 



HENRY has eight creameries at Annawan, Cambridge, Colona, 

 Cleveland, Hooppole, Sharon, Geneseo two (Gilt Edge Creamery and, 

 and Maple City Creamery Co.) No silo, stover left in field, milk yield 

 less. 



BUREAU has ten creameries at Ohio, Kasbeer, Lamoille, Walnut 

 two (Walnut Creamery Co. and J. C. Weisenheimer), Van Orin (J. L. 

 Healey), Sheffield (P. C. Boyden), Arlington (M. Lawrence), Buda 

 Volapuk Creamery), Princeton (Wood & Walley.) There are two 

 cheesefactories at Providence and at Tiskilwa (Willow Springs Fac- 

 tory.) No silos, half the stover left in fields and less milk. Steers 

 and hogs rule the county to a great extent. 



CARROLL has ten creameries of v^hich John Newman Co. (P. O. 

 Elgin), runs eight, two at Lanark (Lanark and Nursery), one at Argo, 

 at Elkhorn Grove, at Fairhaven, at Milledgeville, at Mt. Carroll and 

 at Thomson (York Creamery, E. Jobson one at Chadwick, Keltner 

 Creamery at Keltner. Most of the stover is fed in the field. There is- 

 one silo. The yield was less on account of the dry fall. 



