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And these gentlemen were declared duly elected as Direc- 

 tors of the Illinois State Dairymen's Association for the ensuing 

 year. 



The President: " The next thing in order is the discussion of 

 the co-operative creamery business, and John Boyd is on the 

 stand." 



Prof. Lazenby: "I would like to ask Mr. Boyd if he would 

 advise those who are following the old system, as it is called, of 

 taking the milk and managing it at the creamery, to give that 

 up and collect the cream? It is being agitated to some extent 

 in our state, and we would like to know what is advisable." 



Mr, Boyd : " I hardly think I am competent to pass on a 

 question of that kind. I think that is a matter of business that 

 will determine itself. What is suited for one locality might not 

 be for another. In Ohio I understand your farms are thickly 

 settled, and it is possible that the milk might be taken to the 

 factory and better results obtained from it than there would be 

 from gathering the cream, but in this part of the country, I 

 think not, and in New England it is proving successful. In 

 New England they have never practiced very extensively the 

 practice of carrying milk to the factory; they have in New 

 York state, but not in New England. But in New York 

 state they are adopting this system very extensively. How- 

 ever, I regard that all as a matter of business. If this 

 proves to be the better plan, the old one must go by the board; 

 if the old plan is best, the new one won't succeed. That is the 

 way I look at it. 



Mr. Harrison : " What advantages do you see in co-opera- 

 tion over the old plan ? " 



Mr. Boyd: 4W Larger cash returns, better satisfaction on the 

 farm; the milk is left on the farm instead of being carried to the 

 factory. It is lost to the farm when it is carried to the factory 

 and in this case it is left on the farm in the very best possible 

 condition to be used." 



Mr. Harrison: "Do we understand, then, that you have the 



