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(Wm. Kruse). Ontarioville two (Wm. Kruse and Ontarioville Cream- 

 ery), Lombard two (York Center, B. & C. Co. and Lombard B. & C.^ 

 Co.), Itasca two (F. Noble and Itasca Creamery), Elmhurst two 

 (J. H. Baethke and F. Bushman), Bensenville three (August Asche, 

 Fred Everding and H. Grobe), Lace (Corner Hill Creamery), Utopia 

 (F. Bushman, The milk yield in this county was also less than 1896. 

 KANE has also twenty-six creameries. At Elgin nine are repre- 

 sented. Elgin Butter Co. (the oldest in the State), James A. Carlisle,^ 

 Hawthorne Bros., James McCredie, John Newman Co., A. Nolting, 

 W. W. Sherwin, A. M. C. Todson and D. E. Wood & Co.), at Aurora 

 three (Aurora Creamery Co., Fox River Butter Co., Palace Car Cream- 

 ery Co.), Bald Mound (Co-operative Creamery), Batavia (Farmers' 

 Creamery Association), Burlington (Elgin Butter Co.), Dundee (Oat- 

 man Bros.), East Burlington (A. Nolting), East Plato (F. A. Johnson),. 

 Hampshire (McCanna & Eraser Co.) Kaneville, (County Line Cream- 

 ery), Maple Park (Oatman Bros.), St. Charles (W. W. Sherwin), Sugar 

 Grove (S. G. Creamery Co.), 'Big Rock (B. R. Creamery Co.), Undina 

 (John Newman Co.), Richardson (North Virgil Creamery). At Elgin, 

 the Illinoes Creamery Co. manufactures Process Butter. 



STEPHENSON has twenty-eight creameries of which John New- 

 man Co. runs four at Buena Vista, Freeport, Ridott, Stevens; J. P. 

 Younger (P. Freeport) runs five at Winslow, Florence Station, Orange- 

 ville, Bailey vllle and Afolkey; Elgin Creamery Co. three at Cockreli, 

 Lena and Kent; Boemer Bros, two at Davis and Rock City; A cream- 

 ery at Cedarville, Damascus, Dakota, Ellroi, German Valley, Legal, 

 Loran (Dodge & Ballard), McConnell (Peter Danielson), Odgers 

 (Pleasant View Creamery), Pearl City (Mitchell & iStudebaker), 

 Rock Grove (Wm.^Mowery), Bolton (E. C. Dodge), Orangeville (Farm- 

 ers' Mutual Benefit Association), Pearl City (Pleasant View Cream- 

 ery). There are five silos, but stover is generally left in the field, the. 

 milk yield about same as 96. 



DE KALB has thirty-four creameries and three skim stations. 

 H. B. Gurler, of De Kalb, has one creamery and two skim stations, 

 and one creamery at Five Corners; L. P. Harvey two (Clare and 

 Esmond); Gurler & Hopkins (P. O. DeKalb) four (Hinckley, Lee, 

 Shabona and Shabona Grove); Palace Car Creamery Co. twa. 

 (Franks & Somonauk); George H. Garler one creamery at Malta 

 and a skim station at Miland. Further, there are creameries 

 at Carlton (Richman & Stover). Colvin Park (Hutchinson & Hintze), 

 Cortland (D. E. Wood), Elva Station (R. E. Wilcox), Genoa 3, (Ira J.. 

 Mix, South Riley Creamery and Cold River Creamery), Hinckley 2,. 

 (County Line Creamery and Cornell Bros.), Kingston (Base Line 

 Creamery Co.), Kirkland (Elgin Butter Co.), New Lebanon (A. Nolt- 

 ing), Ney three, (South Riley Creamery, Ulmsted Creamery and Ney 

 Creamery), Rollo, Sandwich, Wallace, Somonauk (Victor Creamery), 

 Waterman (Richmond Bros.). Charter Grove (Best & McKellar), 

 Sycamore three, (South Creamery, McDonald Bros, and Ohio Grove 



