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the separator, would not have any appreciable effect on the 

 volume of milk that you take into the pipette. 



Mr. Johnson : You know you can take a can of milk from 

 the separator and let it stand an hour or two, and you won't 

 have but have but two-thirds of a can. 



Prof. Farrington: I think that is a pretty large shrink- 

 age. I want to say in regard to this discussion that was had 

 before I read this paper as to the dealings of the creamery 

 men with the patrons, we have about sixty patrons at our 

 creamery and during the past year I have devoted a great deal 

 of time to visiting patrons, and we have been able to improve 

 the quality of the milk, not in richness, but in cleanliness, a 

 great deal, simply by going round and seeing the patrons and 

 talking with them, and they always treated me with the 

 greatest politeness; nobody ever asked me to leave the barn, 

 but they asked me to stay to dinner. I am surprised to hear 

 these gentlemen say that patrons kicked them out of the barn. 

 I always found the most polite treatment and they were will- 

 ing to take any suggestions I gave them and we have improved 

 the quality of the milk very much by this visiting of patrons 

 and then issuing circulars. Every once in a while I would get 

 out a mimeograph circular and send it around to all the pa- 

 trons, and when their patrons would come in and ask for their 

 milk checks, they would wait around the office and when we 

 would ask what they were looking for, they would say they 

 didn't know bilt we had something for them to read. My ex- 

 perience with the farmers has been very pleasant; they are 

 always willing to take any suggestions and look for more. 



Mr. Johnson: You go out with the authority of the Uni- 

 versity behind you. 



Prof. Farrington: No authority whatever. We have to 

 pay fo?? the milk the same as anybody else. 



Mr. Johnson: But you are recognized as Prof. Farring- 

 ton. I am only Mr. Johnson. 



Prof. Farrington: T don't think that that title cuts any 

 figure when it comes to dollars and cents to the farmer. I 

 know it don't, and unless he thought we were helping him and 

 he was helping us, I don't think it would make any difference. 



A Member : Farmers are generally good men. 



