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demonstrated to the farmer it shows him that if he will get a 

 vat similar to that, or make one of concrete, so that he can con- 

 trol his temperatures, he can then produce a better quality of 

 milk or cream. There is no question about it. 



Another important factor is the control of the temperature 

 of the milk or cream from the farm to the market. In some 

 sections of the United States railroad companies have regular 

 milk trains. For instance, in New York State, they ship milk 

 nearly four hundred miles into New York City, and it is in first 

 class condition. Even in the western states, in Nebraska, for 

 instance, the railroad companies have special cars for transport- 

 ing cream from the station to the creamery. Wherever there i? 

 a large quantity of milk or cream produced, the railroad com- 

 panies are making a special effort to take particular care of that 

 milk or cream in transportation to the market. But where you 

 have not that large amount of milk or cream, it is up to each 

 individual farmer to at least put a cover over his can, of burlap 

 or canvas, or something of that kind, and moisten it with water, 

 and deliver it to the creamery in that shape. Some of the dairy 

 supply companies are manufacturing special jacketed cans that 

 the farmers can use to send their cream to the market, where 

 the temperature will not rise to an appreciable extent. 



The frequent delivery of cream is important, and I believe 

 that the success of creameries in Minnesota and Wisconsin de- 

 pends upon the frequent delivery of cream to the creamery. A 

 number of creameries in those states are receiving sweet cream 

 daily. Of course you say there are more dairy farmers that 

 milk a large number of cows, but I do belive that if farm- 

 ers in this state milking three to five cows would deliver their 

 cream more often to the creameries in better condition, they 

 would receive a better price, which would be an incentive. 



Mr. : Could you have a rotation of delivery? 



Mr. Jarvis : Yes. That was worked out very nicely in 

 some co-operative communities in Wisconsin, but you have a 

 very small number of co-operative communities in Illinois. But 

 it could be worked out. One man would take all the cream, and 



