52 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



Mr. Foss : That is what I have done. I have them trained 

 so they say they cannot eat any butter but mine. That is the 

 way to do it, and then you can put the price up. You must make 

 them feel they cannot get along without you. I have put up the 

 price two or three different times. I put it up to 35c the week 

 the panic came on; I put it up 5c above the Elgin price. I 

 charged 35c eight months in the year and 30c for the other four 

 months. " When Elgin butter was down to 23c I got 35c until 

 May 1st. I have made no raise this year. 



Member: Are you getting 5c above now? 



Mr. Foss : No, it will not run that much above this year. 

 Last year I was yc and 8c above. I could get more if I would 

 ask it. 



Member : How much more time does it take you to do 

 good work than if you did poor? 



Mr. Foss : Someone said yesterday it was easier to milk 

 a good cow than it was a poor cow. It does require more care 

 but it does not require much more labor. We have been weigh- 

 ing our milk now for eight years until now it has gotten to be 

 a habit. We have our scales handy and when I milk a can full, 

 I just weigh it and it does not take any longer than it does to 

 say it, it is just a habit. It is a pleasure and it is inspiring to 

 put out an article that is good. It does take extra care, of course, 

 but you must be prepared to take a little more pains. 



Member : You have to have the same size buckets ? 



Mr. Foss : No, we do not ; we have one that we deduct 4-10 

 of a pound and another we must add something to. Of course 

 it would be desirable to have the same sized buckets, but not 

 at all necessary. About the time and labor, if you have things 

 arranged right it does not take much more labor and I find I am 

 being well paid for the extra labor. It does not take a great 

 deal, but you must be trained to do it. 



