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that is off flavor, patrons who are dissatisfied, or some misunder- 

 standing. Hard feelings have resulted from asking the butter- 

 makers to take better care of their churns and milk pipes, to be 

 more careful in testing milk or to take better care of their cream. 

 In one case the buttermaker has said that I would not be allowed 

 inside of his creamery again because my report of his factory 

 pointed out wherein he had failed to do his duty as a creamery 

 operator. Three or four others have been in this same frame 

 of mind at the close of the first visit, but after giving the subject 

 more careful consideration they have carried out my sugg"esti< al- 

 and are now very appreciative that some one called their attention 

 to the weak places which they were neglecting and showed them 

 how their faults could be remedied. I expect soon to call on the 

 gentleman first mentioned and have him see the need of operating" 

 a sanitary creamery. 



In order to best handle the needs of the creamery from the 

 instructor's view point, let us first consider the creamery and it- 

 owners. A creamery is a place where food is manufactured and 

 for this reason it should be so constructed that it may be kept in 

 a sanitary condition. There are a number of creameries in this 

 state which have kept this object in view, but I am sorry to sav 

 that there are a few others that have not. One thing a number 

 of creameries need is paint, both inside and out, and it would be 

 well if others would follow the example set by a number during 

 the past season. There is nothing that adds so much to the 

 appearance of a place as the free use of the paint brush. 



The creamery owners should not forget the needs of the 

 buttermakers and the material they must have in order to do good 

 work. If the owner or company does not take an interest in what 

 the buttermaker is doing, he will not do his best. There should 

 be more harmony among owners of creameries. Is there any 

 reason for hard feelings? If there is only a certain amount of 

 milk in a neighborhood to be divided between two or more cream- 

 eries and that milk cannot be handled in an honest friendly way. 

 it would be better to compromise. In a community where two 

 creameries are now located it might be that one creamerv would 



