104 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



COWS with udders not wiped than from those whose udders were 

 wiped, showing that in the milking process it is necessary to 

 wipe the udders of the cows with a damp cloth, thus preventing 

 milk and bacteria from dropping into the milk. 



Another thing which is very important is a clean milker. 

 During the past year I have had the opportunity of seeing a 

 number of farmers throughout several states milk their cows, 

 and it seems to me that a majority of the farmers do not ap- 

 preciate the value of cleanliness. For instance, I saw one farm- 

 er squirt the milk on his hands to moisten the teat and start to 

 milk. I asked him if he cared to consume manure in his milk, 

 and he said he did not look at it that way until I had called his 

 attention to it, and he became interested in producing a better 

 quality of milk. 



The fact is that the majority of farmers do not appreciate 

 the value of cleanliness and do not appreciate the value of a 

 fertilizer. They know it is valuable to spread on their crops, 

 but they must realize it is not a valuable thing to be put into milk 

 pails. There is quite a difference where you are going to put that 

 fertilizer. 



In some cities, like New York, Chicago and St. Louis, milk 

 ordinances have been passed which compel the milker to use 

 sanitary methods, and compel the milk dealer to pasteurize the 

 milk and render that milk safe. The same thing will come in 

 time as regards the creameries, and all the creameries will have 

 to pasteurize their cream. ''The mills of the gods grind slowly, 

 but surely," and we are approaching the time when we must pay 

 more attention to these little things in dairying, and if we do 

 not, we are going to lose considerable money. It is the little 

 things in the dairy business that count. 



The majority of the milk and cream produced on Illinois 

 farms is produced by farmers who milk three or four cows, not 

 by the dairy man. It is not necessary to tell the dairy man how 

 to produce a better quality of cream, but it is necessary to teach 

 the farmer, because he has not given it as much consideration. 

 I am a reformed farmer, and was milking a few cows, but I will 

 venture to say the great majority of milk produced on Illinois 



