yg ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



articles in magazines and newspapers, and the health bulletins 

 referred to above. All these agencies have their value and influ- 

 ence, and if the information is of the proper sort such methods 

 of dissemination of knowledge should be fostered and con- 

 tinued and receive the backing of producers and dealers alike. 



It is deemed useless to produce milk for a public that is not 

 ready to pay for it what it costs to produce. Many have thought 

 that the elimination of the smaller producer and dealer is in- 

 evitable, because of his increased cost of production along up-to- 

 date methods, but the smaller producer and dealer will have to 

 be considered for some time to come, and we must be ever ready 

 to assist those who wish to improve. 



Mr. Sanburn : What good does it do us to have the tuber- 

 culin test in this state, as long as it is a dumping state? 



Mr. Smith: 'That may be the result of the laws, and you 

 dairymen should have enough influence to change the laws to 

 protect yourselves. 



Mr. Sanburn : We are not able to do it, although we have 

 tried it. We are going to try it again. 



Mr. Smith: Keep at it. 



Mr. Mason : What is the longest distance milk is shipped 

 to the New York market? 



Mr. Smith : About 425 miles. 



Mr. Jarvis : Is it true that the cows that have become ab- 

 normally developed in the last ten years have a tendency toward 

 constitutional weakness, and that this is shown in the milk 

 supply ? 



Mr. Smith : That question would eventually" come to a 

 breeder, but in my mind the specialization along one line would 

 tend to take away some strength along other lines. It is noted 

 that some high producing cows will continue that production, 



