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ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



A: — Yes sir. 



Mr. Cobb : — Mr. President, one of the most successful dairy- 

 men of Wisconsin was called Turnip Hyatt. He was one of the 

 pioneers. He demonstrated thoroughly that turnips were a very 

 valuable food. I tried mvself one time in feedino* them. I was 

 running a milk route, and one of my customers said she could 

 tell whether turnips were fed, from the cream in her coffee. I 

 fed the tops and all after milking and in all kinds of ways. I sold 

 milk and it was not detected. We depended on turnips in the fall 

 and beets in the fall and we fed them. I would feed them today 

 if I had no silo. 



Mr. Glover : — I cannot agree with Mr. Cobb in his state- 

 ments. When cows eat turnips be!^ore milking they taint the milk. 

 I have visited many a cheese factory during my time as instructor 

 in Minnesota. We worked for days to eradicate the taint of tur- 

 nips in cheese. I know it will taint and it appears after the milk 

 has been warmed up and gone under the fermentation in making 

 ■cheese. You may not notice it whei cool, but after a while fer- 

 mentation begins and shows the different marks in the milk and 

 the odor is noticeable. I am surprised that he can feed turnips 

 before milking and not detect the odors. It is absolutely incor- 

 rect to feed turnips before milking. May be you can feed them 

 afterwards without harm. 



Mr. Cobb: — Was that rape and turnips fed in mangers or 

 barn ? 



A : — In the barn and also in mangers. 



Mr. Glover: — You can feed any way you like, but if fed 

 before milking, the milk will be tainted. 



Mr. Cobb: — That is not my experience. I never have been 

 able to put this turnip flavor in milk in any of my experience, and 

 I have been very particular about it. No flavor, not in the butter, 

 nor in the milk, nor in the cream. 



A member : — I am inclined to side with Mr. Glover. We 

 have had turnip experience with fellows putting up sauerkraut 

 and we can tell when the cows have been fed with what was left. 

 I am inclined to side with Air. Glover. 



