ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. i^j 



a granitoid floor to his milk house, and got a cooler and separator, 

 and the difference in his goods you would scarcely have believed. 

 And contained in the first sample organisms per c. c. too numerous 

 to count, and in the second sample, after he had cleaned up and 

 improved his system and conditions after about eight hours from 

 milking it contained about 15,000 organisms. So you see by 

 careful handling milk will keep hours longer and be much more 

 wholesome than that which is produced in a filthy and careless 

 manner. The handling of dry feed or sweeping so as to create 

 dust should not be permitted previous to milking, as that will 

 cause a great increase in the bacteria in the milk. 



Pastuerization has been given out as a cure for all ills milk 

 is heir to, and I would warn you that where it is carried out in a 

 proper manner (and it must be done exactly right) it will be a 

 great help, but it will not make milk which is already tainted or 

 dirty, good, and if you heat it too high or not high enough, or do 

 not cool quickly enough to a proper low temperature your labor 

 will be in vain, for it will be sure to make the case worse. Milk 

 should never be allowed to stand in the sun. 



I notice that suf^cient care is not taken on the arrival of the 

 milk at St. Louis, and I have seen wagon loads of milk being 

 handled from the car to the dairy, without the least protection 

 in the hottest days of summer and the coldest days of winter. 

 This is another source of deterioration, and is the result of 

 thoughtlessness or carelessness, or both. 



I would advise all dairymen to take a good dairy paper and 

 read it and keep posted on what is going on in the dairy world, 

 for ydVi must remember that dairying is the highest point of 

 agricultural science, and those who would be in the race to win 

 must progress and be leaders in that line. 



I will sum up in a few words so that you may take them awa> 

 in your memories, and be of service. 



Cleanliness in all things. 



Kindness and consideration, not only to your animals, but 

 especially to your employes, as that will aid considerably in the 

 profit of your business. 



