ILLINOIS DAIRYMENS ASSOCIATION. 87 



The apparatus for testing the quality of gathered cream shonld interest 

 all cream gatherers. The inventors, Messrs. Schoch & Bolander, claim with 

 their machine to be able to determine the exact butter value of each patron's 

 cream. If this can be accomplished, and with some improvements which 

 this enterprising firm will make, there seems to be no good reason why it 

 cannot be. A long step will be taken toward reducing the gathered cream 

 plan to a system. 



F. B. Fargo & Co., of Lake Mills, Wisconsin, have the only display of 

 butter and cheese color on exhibition. It is an oil color and is used by many 

 of our very best butter makers. 



Recognizing the close relation of the food of the dairy cow to the dairy 

 interest, G. Yansickle has invented a horse fork which will greatly lessen the 

 labor of the hay maker. 



Your Committee, through the courtesy of Mr. Gurler, were permitted to 

 visit his factory to witness the operatitm of the DeLaval cream separator, 

 which is exciting so much interest among progressive dairymen, and which 

 bids fair, if successful, and we see no reason why it should not be, to revolu- 

 tionize the whole business of butter and cheese making. 



Respectfully, 



Love JOY Johnson, 

 T. H. Baker, 



M. W. COLTON, 



Committee. 

 Motion to adopt seconded and carried. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



Si?ice our last annual meeting I have issued and mailed to the members 

 of the Association copies of the annual report. 



The report was not such as I would liked to have sent out, but as we were 

 '' scrimped " for funds I had to do the best I could, and so the report was 

 very much abbreviated. But as our Association has been recognized by the 

 State as an object worthy of aid, I hope that the fo! thcoming report will be a 

 credit to the Association and the banner dairy State of the West. 



As most of our members are aware, the legislature of last winter gave us 

 an annual appropriation of $500 to aid in compiling, publishing and distrib- 

 uting our annual reports, and by reason of this appropriation the Association 

 will be able to issue a report that will be of some value to the members. 



At the time we were miiking efforts to secure the appropriation it was 

 deemed advisable to organize under the State law and apply for a charter. 

 This was done, and several meetings of the directors were held during the 

 spring and early summer to perfect an organization, and while it was not 

 wholly accomplished the preliminary steps to that end were taken. 



Durmg the year the secretary has been called upon to conduct a large 

 amount of correspondence with various ofiicials, both State and National, as 

 well as individuals who were seeking information. These letters have al- 

 ways been cheerfully and promptly answered, and such information as was 

 sought after conveyed, when it could be done. Year by year the work of the 

 secretary increases, and in answering correspondents and preparing for the 

 annual meeting no little time is required from that oflficial. 



