ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCI ATION. HI 



manufacturer clear down to the educator, and we are now ready 

 for discussion. 



H. B. Gurler: — Air. President, I would like to ask Mr. Wil- 

 son if it is not possible for co-operative creamery managers to 

 be able to induce or in some way get their patrons to take good 

 care of their milk, and bring it to the creamery in good con- 

 dition ? 



Air. Y\ 'ilson : — I don't know about that. I think, perhaps, 

 that clean patrons and managers together might have some 

 effect on the dirty ones. Of course it is as much to the clean 

 patrons' interest to have clean milk as it is to the manager's. 



Member : — Is it a common practice for patrons to leave 

 their milk in barns over night? 



Mr. Wilson : — I know in our community it is done quite 

 frequently. I do not think a milk house is necessary. We 

 generally set our milk in the tank the cows drink out of, then 

 keep a fire in the tank heater to keep the milk from freezing. 

 We have no milk house at all. I think unless a milk house is 

 kept absolutely clean that it is not beneficial and is not essential. 



Mr. Gurler : — We find in the individual creameries that we 

 have great trouble in getting some of our patrons to take care 

 of their milk. They well say, " If you will not take it this 

 other creamery will be glad to get it," and they will take it 

 there too. I did not know but the co-operative creameries had 

 some string on their patrons whereby they could handle them in 

 better shape, and if that were the case I thought perhaps we 

 had better co-operate, and perhaps we could then get a little 

 better milk. 



Mr. Long: — I think I can answer that question for you, 

 Mr. Gurler; simply make a rule if the buttermaker does not like 

 the milk he can reject it. 



I want to say of the co-operative creamery — every creamery 

 is a co-operative institution. Unless the patrons co-operate and 

 work together there is a poor chance for an} - of them to get along. 



