14 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



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them good books on agriculture. They will dig some things out 

 of them that will surprise you and benefit both you and them. 



It is becoming absolutely necessary for you to adopt right 

 methods to produce your goods at the least possible cost, for the 

 export price will cut more of a figiu-e this next summer and we 

 must prepart for it. 



The world buyers are no respectors of nations. The}' buy 

 from those who sell the best goods the cheapest. Russia is trying 

 to control the markets with an iron hand in the far east. Wt must 

 work for an open door to all markets of the world. If she, by her 

 National railway refrigerator service and subsidized steamship 

 lines has opened up Siberia to the world's markets, we shall event- 

 ually need to meet the competition, and I have no fear but what 

 the American dairymen will meet it, and successfully too, if we 

 only prepare for it. 



The AA^orld's Fair at St. Louis is very near, and the exhibit 

 of dairy products from this state should be equal, or surpass that 

 of any state in the union. To that end a committee composed of 

 two from this Association, two from the Chicago Butter Board, 

 two from the Elgin Board of Trade, and Mr. Glover of the Ex- 

 perimental Station have met with our State Fair Commission 

 to aid them in making a suitable display. ,\\'e have asked the 

 commission to give this committee charge of the Illinois exhibit, 

 but in this, so far, we have not been successful and still hope for 

 a favorable decision. In any event, every dairyman should do 

 his full duty in aiding the state display. 



The hand separator has become quite a factor with the 

 dairy farmer, and when intelligently used is a good investment. 

 The pasttierizer and ripener are finding large sale, and by their 

 use the American creamery is turning otit a butter similar to 

 the Danish product, which has always been the highest priced 

 butter on the English market. It is milk in flavor and a good 

 keeper. 



It must be tmderstood that milk produced under ideal condi- 

 tions, such as the Gurler certified milk, and kept cold, is not aided 



