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up and mislead you, not intentionally but he is probably on a sub- 

 ject that he doesn't know as much about as he does the manu- 

 facturing side. 



Mr. Jorgenson : I do not want to take exception, but I posi- 

 tively know that there is produced almost twice as much in the 

 creamery districts, even in the Fox River territory, in summer 

 than in winter. I do not doubt but what the better dairymen are 

 doing it, but I do know that the farmers in general are not doing 

 it, that is why I went at it in the way I did; of course there are a 

 few men that are doing it. Undoubtedly your President is produc- 

 ing as much in winter as in summer. 



Mr. Newman : We would like to hear from our President. 



Mr. Mason : It will cost you double to keep a cow in sum- 

 mer than it does in winter • she will milk steady in winter if you 

 give her good comfortable quarters, and help is cheaper than in 

 summer ; let her go dry in fly time. 



Mr. Jorgenson : How many creameries are there between 

 Batavia and McHenry? 



Mr. Mason : There used to be fifty, Borden's have twenty- 

 two. 



Mr. Jorgenson : Hasn't this been brought about during 

 the last few years? 



Mr. Mason : It is mere and more all of the time. 



Mr. Jorgenson : I do not doubt but what they are going 

 into it more and more; they would be foolish if they didn't. I 

 have been through that section but I have not been to the conden- 

 series. I have been in the creameries. I know that they have 

 double in the summer to what they do in the winter. I have been 

 all over the State of Illinois and the biggest production is in the 

 summer time. I can't help but stick to my point. 



