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a man can aim at ; and when he has achieved that there is some- 

 thing further to aim at. We want to make ourselves just as 

 useful as we can in the community in which we live and to 

 the country at large, and we can do that by educating ourselves. 

 I do not believe in education from a selfish motive but because 

 a man can make himself more useful in the community. In 

 that way he will find better satisfaction in his work, and he should 

 be a leader in the community in which he lives ; he should take 

 an interest in all public questions, in the farmers' clubs; should 

 visit his patrons in their homes and see conditions under which 

 the milk is produced; get his patrons into competition to see 

 who can produce the finest quality of milk and produce it most 

 economically. These are the great needs in our creameries. 

 Every buttermaker will bear me out in this, and if he simply 

 takes milk or rejects it because it is not good it will be of little 

 benefit to his patrons. He must take an interest in all the con- 

 ditions bearing on the production and handling of milk, and in 

 this way can do some good that will result in his own benefit. 



I thank you very much for the attention you have given 

 to these remarks, and for the many kindnesses I have received 

 at the hands of the dairymen of this great dairy state of Illinois. 

 I repeat I should like to continue to work for the dairy interests 

 of Illinois, as all the signs point to great progress in the near 

 future, and my wish is that one and all of you may contribute to 

 this advancement and share in the prosperity that is bound to 

 attend it. 



DISCUSSION. 



President : — I would like to know how many cows you have 

 at the station, of all kinds. 



Mr. Hrt : — Mr. Hayden or Mr. Hopper can tell that. 



A: — About forty. 



Q: — How many milked? 



A: — About thirty-five. 



