^'^^ Illinois State Dairymen's Association. 



The milk and cream exhibited was generally of good quality. 

 The flavor was good, the composition in all cases was perfect, 

 and the acidity normal. There was some dirt found in three 

 of the eight samples but the dairymen on being shown this stated 

 very positively that it would never happen again. The bacteria 

 counts in the milk ranged from 3,000 to 40,000 per cubic centi- 

 meter, and in the cream from 30,000 to 50,000, plus. 



These contests are particularly valuable to dairymen in that 

 they point out defects if there are any and show where improve- 

 ment in the quality of the product can be made in various ways. 



The 1st prize for Milk was awarded to J. F. Deyerwood, 

 Marengo. 



The 2nd prize for Milk was awarded to A. E. Thompson, 

 Marengo. 



The 3rd prize for Milk was awarded to L. E. Coleman, 

 Belvidere. 



The 4th prize for Milk was awarded to J. F. Sanmann, 

 Havana. 



The 1st prize for Cream was awarded to A. E. Thompson, 

 Marengo. 



The 2nd prize for Cream was awarded to L. E. Coleman, 

 Belvidere. 



The following table gives the score in detail : 



