^2 Illinois State Dairymen's Association. 



THE OVER-RUN. 



The Chairman : — We will have one more address this even- 

 ing, a paper by Mr. Louis Nelson of Camp Point, 111. 

 Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen : — 



The subject assigned me by our secretary is "The Overrun," 

 but I read in one dairy publication that I was expected to tell 

 something of my recent trip to Denmark. In regard to this I 

 will only say that the question of getting a large overrun is not 

 securing much attention in Denmark. The watch word over 

 there is '"quality" and I am particularly glad to emphasize that 

 the superior quality of the Danish butter as well ?.s the extensive 

 dairying that is carried on in that country has been brought 

 about through co-operation. 



At first I hesitated to write a paper about the overrun ques- 

 tion, as it is difficult to tell something new and interesting, inas- 

 much as this subject has received much attention in our dairy 

 publications and has been discussed at nearly every convention. 



The importance of obtaining a normal overrun cannot be 

 too strongly emphasized ; it is of vital interest to every creamery, 

 to such an extent that the success or failure may depend upon 

 that one thing. 



So I think it is entitled to be assigned second place among 

 the creamery problems, being superseded only by the quality 

 of the product made. 



It is only proper and right that the quality should receive 

 the first consideration and ought never to be sacrificed for the 

 matter of quantity. But the strong competition has reversed 

 the case in many instances, so the first consideration is quantity 

 and quality second; in fact I doubt that the matter of quality 

 receives proper consideration in any creamery today, at present. 

 I shall not attempt to point out whose fault it is that conditions 

 are such; every one of us have our opinions as to where the 

 blame should be placed. 



Now experts disagree as to how large an overrun can be 

 obtained legitimately; so please do not expect me to tell. If 

 you should ask my opinion I should say from eighteen to twenty- 

 two, the creamery receives whole milk or cream, or both. The 

 overrun at Camp Point creamery for 1906 and 1907 has averaged 

 a little over 20 per cent. 



