ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



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"Here is a country where the land is worth from $500 to $1000 per 

 acre, yet these people produce butter and cheese and place it upon the 

 European markets in successful competition with that produced on lands 

 less than a tenth their value. With this fact staring us in the face it 

 looks as though we might learn some lessons from them in economic 

 production, notwithstanding the fact that they live in their cow stables, 

 mow their grass by hand, and wear wooden shoes. 



"Their success lies in their economic methods, the character of the 

 cattle they keep, and the excellent care they give them." 



The views from Holland were: 



Typical Holland scene, showing canals and level fields; canal in 

 Rotterdam; front view Holland house and barn under same roof, as i& 

 customary in North Holland; Holland cow-stable; interior same stable; 

 cows being milked in pasture; sitting room same stable, showing table 

 chairs, pitcher and glasses where we were treated to milk; typical view of 

 house and stable, showing surroundings; typical view of canals and mills, 

 showing how numerous they are; farmer's wagon bringing milk into 

 Amsterdam, no shafts to wagon, haul milk frequently in wooden kegs; 

 kind of bottles used for milk; milk delivery in Amsterdam; dog cart 

 frequently seen on the roads of Holland, and in this sort of cart a large 

 part of the products are hauled to town; wooden shoes on driver, kind 

 commonly worn by farm laborers; creamery and cheese factory, cost 

 $50,000; tank in which cream is ripened — these tanks are about six feet 

 deep, are raised and carried to churns by craine; cheese shown in neat 

 room; milk tanks in cheese room; Edam and Ganda cheese dresses; 

 Edam cheese market at Elkmar on market day; farmers bring cheese to 

 this market every week or every two weeks and sell to commission 

 buyers; cheese market; canal in Elkmar, showing cheese market — house 

 in distance where cheese are weighed. 



DENMARK. 



"We next visit the little country of Denmark which we can scarcely 

 realize is only one-fourth tne size of our State of Illinois, yet this little 



