1^8 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



to give us the milk at the creameries, after the calf is two weeks old, 

 they would save money and put the dairy business, and also the cattle 

 business in the State of Illinois, showing a much larger net profit 

 to the farmer, and give the creameries more and, I believe, better milk 

 than they get today. 



I believe the talk of Prof, Haecker and Mr. Carpenter on the prac- 

 tical points in the feeding of the cow, the raising of the calves, the 

 raising of the crops to help them out, are all money-saving ideas and 

 should be practiced by every dairyman as far as possible. 



I also believe every dairyman should become a member of this. 

 Association; it costs but one dollar a year and entitles each member to 

 our published reports; take them home, have your family and neigh- 

 bors read them, because we know they will profit by them. 



But after all is said and done, one of the best ways for us to reach 

 the dairymen is by the creamery manager, and you creamery managers 

 don't realize it. Today a creameryman must really be an encyclopedia. 

 If the farmers have sickness among their herds he must give informa- 

 tion and help them along; if they want to know anything about the 

 farm, what this soil will grow, or what crops are best, the creameryman 

 is expected to help out and advise a little on it. I want to tell you 

 creamery boys that the more you can educate yourselves along these 

 lines so you can do it, the better it will be for you. 



We must do it in Illinois if we want to keep up with the other states. 

 The agricultural colleges are turning out dairy graduates by the hun- 

 dred every year. Our own state school is now ready at Champaign. They 

 have a grand building, but need more appropriation to facilitate this 

 education. Perfect the education of the young men for the farms; they 

 will find it to their interests. It is just as essential as making fine butter, 

 and will help a great deal in "making more and better milk," to study 

 these questions. When their fathers leave the young men will want to 

 stay on the farm and work out their own salvation. 



These soil robbers Brother Wallace spoke about — it sounds rather a 

 harsh word. ( don't think they do it with the intention of robbing any- 



