134 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



Q : — Might come under the post office department ? 



A : — It might. I am sure I do not know. We have no law 

 in the State of IlHnois by which we can touch them. 



By thePresident : — We were disappointed at not having our 

 pictures last night. Mr. Lane, our Assistant Chief of the Dairy 

 Division U. S. Department of Agriculture was unable to finish his 

 lecture. He has done a world of good in this meeting, and the 

 United States Department of Agriculture have been very good 

 to send Mr. Lane to Illinois to talk to us, and we are very 

 anxious that he should continue his lecture and give us a few 

 of the views he intended to give last night. 



Stereopticon Views. 



Mr. Salmon. O : — Would like to ask about some of the 

 barns for milking. I have found less bacteria where they do not 

 use any barn at all in summer. I have followed the city milk 

 supply for eleven years and have a strict rule that as soon as 

 the temperature is right, to keep the cows out of the barn. I 

 have not milked the cows in the barn but have an open shed near- 

 ly covered over to keep the feed dry and ourselves dry in milk- 

 ing. In case of stormy weather we didn't let them out at all and 

 have found them cleaner and it is cleaner preparation for milk 

 in sumnier. 



Mr. Lane. A : — Yes sir there is no place better than the pure 

 open air. It is quite possible to have a stable in such a sanitary 

 condition that it practically has no contamination. That all costs 

 money. Stewart's place in New York, his stable is practically 

 sealed, floor and walls and over head tight so they can be washed 

 doAvn with sanitary solution. King's system of ventilation. 

 Very little bacteria can get in the milk. The next best thing is 

 the open air. 



By the President: — We will now hear from Mr. Wallace. 

 He hardlv needs an introduction. He is the editor of Wallace's 

 Farmer t-'.it vou rll know :ibout. 



