4Z ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



brought to the farmer's door information regarding dairy sub- 

 jects which has been of untold benefit to the farmer and com- 

 munity. This association has stood the expense of these meet- 

 ings, and just as long as there remains any money in the treas- 

 urer's hands, I would advise a hearty response to calls from any 

 community which wants to gain information, and build up the 

 dairy business. 



In the locality of Elgin where so much milk is shipped to 

 Chicago for direct consumption, the dairy farmer is especially 

 fortunate, but I am afraid there are many who do not realize the 

 importance of co-operation with the milk distributing firms, in 

 the production of sanitary milk. The consumer is willing to pay 

 a good price for clean milk, but he objects to paying a good price 

 for dirty milk. The expense of producing clean or sanitary milk 

 is no more than the expense of producing dirty milk. 



The dairy farmer who markets his products from the dairy 

 herd in the form of cream, which is to be made into butter for 

 human consumption, must awake to the vital importance of get- 

 ting the cream to the butter factory in the best condition possi- 

 ble. The butter consuming public is not willing to pay a high 

 price for butter that is not good, and consequently will buy oleo- 

 margarine or some other substitute. The main loss eventually 

 falls upon the dairy farmers. 



For the economincal production of milk, aside from the char- 

 acter of the cow, the general health, the sanitary condition of the 

 stable, the question of feeds is of great importance, and requires 

 a great amount of systematic study. A large amount of money 

 is wasted on the dairy farms every year through negligence on 

 the part of the feeder, making a study of the proper quantities 

 and kinds of feed which are fed to dairy cows. This item alone 

 shows a large profit or a great loss to the dairy farmer. 



We have been successful for the past few years in having 

 appointed as "Assistant Pure Food and Dairy Commissioner," 

 men who have had training in dairy lines, and a great amount of 

 good work has been done to assist the dairy interests, and our 



