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he had made one pound of butter from twenty-two pounds 

 of milk. She had made good butter, but didn't feel com- 

 petent to give any instructions. 



Mr. Sands : Said his wife gave him more credit than 

 he thought she would. She found a great deal of fault 

 with him at home. Said he was not neat. 



O. S. Cahoon : Thought the first place to start . a 

 reform in this matter was in the stable, with all. He never 

 had carried milk to factory, but thought the greatest 

 mistake made was in not requiring more cleanliness. We 

 should be more careful. Suppose we began at the begin- 

 ning — dressing the cow right and keeping her in a good 

 place. 



J. H. FooTE : Would add to Mr. Cahoon's remarks. 

 He hired much help and he allowed no man to speak a loud 

 word in his barn; nothing louder than a whisper. You 

 must keep the cows quiet. It didn't matter so much about 

 the feed. 



T. McD. Richards : Said that was all well enough 

 in theory, but he hadn't seen the man yet who wouldn't 

 speak out loud, if he was raised by a kicker. 



Cahoon: You should get good, quiet milkers from a 

 quiet class of people. Set the pail right under the cows. 

 Clean off the teats, brush them clean. He had to instruct 

 all of his men in the matter of milking. 



D. C. ScoFiELD : Thought it was of great import- 

 ance to keep cows quiet ; it was very important, also, that 

 they be kept clean. About keeping cows quiet : He had 

 a man manage his dairy once who had a very quick temper> 



