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well ^■entilated, otherwise the work and care of the dairyman 

 connt for naught. 



Railways Must Help. 



Again, material improvement must come through co-opera- 

 tion with the railways engaged in the hauling of cream, wdiere- 

 by at their junction points at least shelter would be provided 

 which would protect the cream from the sun when left on the 

 platform. Something, too, could undoubtedly be done tow^ard 

 providing more sanitary and better cooled cars for use in ship- 

 ping cream. In this connection it may be of interest to note 

 from a recent dispatch that -the Pennsylvania Railway recently 

 spent $3,000,000 providing iced cars for the handling of perish- 

 able products in that state. With much less expense the rail- 

 ways of the West could at least partially meet the demand foi* 

 better service as regards cream shipments. 



In conclusion, permit me to say that I anticipate but little 

 trouble in getting the hearty and intelligent approval of the 

 farmers on this bad cream propaganda, if, along with this de- 

 mand, will come a cream price based strictly on grade. As long 

 as the cream producer sees his indifferent neighbor producing 

 poor cream and knows he receives the same price for it, it will 

 be extremely difficult to convince him that quality really count? 

 in the making of butter. As a matter of fact, however, one 

 should not lose sight of the fact that every additional can of 

 good cream helps directly or indirectly the general average of 

 the butter made, as well as the price secured for it. 



It is sincerely hoped that all creameries will have sufficient 

 faith in the importance of cream grading to reward the higher 

 grade with a better price. Just that soon will they convince the 

 farmer that after all the quality of cream is of some signifi- 

 cance. The farmer will not be hard to convince of the differ- 

 ence in grade, for already he sells his wheat and corn according 

 to grade. His cattle are now sold according to quality, and he 

 prides himself on his skill in ''topping the market." 



There is nothing visionary or impractical in cream grading, 

 for wdierever it has been faith fullv and conscientiouslv tried and 



