38 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



When I am irregular my cows show it, and you will see it 

 plainly when you weigh the milk. 



A few days ago my cows were dropping off a little and I 

 began to look around. I saw in a corner a box that I keep salt 

 in and it was empty; now you can see plainly that salt was 

 necessary. The proper thing to do is to weigh every night and 

 morning, but where farmers feel that they cannot take the time 

 this other system does very well. Now is there anything else 

 you wish to draw out along these lines? 



President: If there is any question that you wish to ask 

 do not be afraid; that is what we are here for. 



Mr. Irish: So many men here in Southern Illinois hear 

 what Mr. Mason is doing and has done for so many years and 

 say it because it is a dairy land, but if he can do those things 

 we can do it, and we are doing it. We are producing approxi- 

 mately what Mr. Mason is; we can do it in Olney; we can de- 

 velop along those lines and we can make our dairy a success. 



Mr. Jorgenson : How much do you feel you have cheap- 

 ened the production of milk? 



Mr. Irish : I cannot answer that question off hand. W r e 

 could not have done what we have if it had not been for our 

 silos, and I would not think of getting along without one. 



Member: What kind of concentrates do you use? 



Mr. Irish : Unicorn grains and corn meal. 



Member: Do you use cotton seed? 



Mr. Irish : Last year I did, but I have not this. The cheap- 

 est feed that we can produce is on our own farms. Talk about 

 alfalfa, it is generally said that we cannot raise alfalfa, but I 

 have. 



Member : Do you apply limestone ? 



