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market of the world, and that this reputation accrues to the advantage of 

 its patrons. It would be impossible tor even the largest of its patrons to 

 achieve such a reputation in a lifetime. 



If some system not unlike tliis can be introduced into the dairy business 

 of Illinois, and with results as beneficial as it has been in Denmark, our 

 dairymen will not be under the necessity of practicing the most rigid econ- 

 omy with the hope that his savings may be distributed among his descend- 

 ants of the third generation. He would have the pleasure of knowing that 

 his own children would profit by his industry. 



Judge Wilcox thought this an irapoitant subject. The 

 plan of Mr. Lord was new to him, but it looked favorable; 

 could not adopt it at once, but could make many improve- 

 ments in our p]'esent system. Times are dull; all business 

 is dull; we ought to have onr cheese manufactured cheaper; 

 two and a half cents per pound was too much; no factory- 

 man has invested more than the value of a common farm. 

 The dairyman is compelled to take his milk seven times a 

 week; all the milk is sold; they raise no calves, no hogs; all 

 they get from the farm is the milk: one qua'ter of the amount 

 is paid for selling. It requires no more help to run a factor}^ 

 than a farm; the factoryman has no risk; the farmer is the 

 man who is compelled to take all the risk; it does not seem 

 fair. Where milk is made up by the pound, the factoryman 

 has no real interest in the quality of the product; he gets 

 just as much for a poor article as a good one; he merely is 

 anxious as to the quantity. The Condensing company are 

 particular in all respects; tbe}^ take only good milk, and 

 make only a good product. We can not educate people to 

 eat poor food; we must change our mode of dairying, or 

 some of us, at least, must go out of the business. It would 

 seem to him that the best plan is, for every farmer who can, 

 to make up his milk at home One-fourth now goes to pay 

 the factoryman, besides the wear and tear; they cuuld save 

 this fourth, and in the long run make more money, and much 

 easier. Could see no way out unless we had a change, as 

 prices were constantly on the decrease. We were now ruin- 

 ing our dairies by killing all our calves; by the home method 

 we could raise our calves; the average dairy is not as good 

 as it w^as live or six years ago; we should raise the calves 



