ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. l j^ 



this creamery, notwithstanding the fact that it is partly located in the 

 cellar, indicates care on the part of the 1 man in charge to keep every- 

 thing clean and in good condition. There is no evidence of any damp- 

 ness or mouldiness on the wood work because it is kept painted; and it is 

 evident that while there is no direct ventilation that the windows are 

 kept open at the proper time and every care taken to keep the place ven- 

 tilated and clean; and there' is no smell. 



We find that this inspection goes into detail more than any other 

 state. This year we are not grvirg the name of the owner, but the name 

 of the creamery. In this we report we head it Freeport creamery, and: 

 tell who owns it farther down. I have a great many other reports here 

 some not as good as that. 



Mr. Hostetter to the President: — Ask him to read the poorest report- 



The President: — I think it best not to at present. I want to say that 

 the creamery men in the Elgin district are perfectly willing to go heart 

 and soul into this work of weeding out the poor, dirty, filthy creameries.. 

 I for one want to see them weeded out, and they should be, and we will- 

 stand back ofl the Food Commissioners if they go on in the way they have 

 commenced. If the creameries are in bad condition, the creamerymen 

 ought to know it. We want our butr.ermakers and creamerymen who are- 

 back of us to look out for this work. They are liable to fines as well as 

 we are. I don5t think it is a good thing to go to work at this present 

 time and publish all the poor ones. If by next season they continue bad, 

 we may want to take other steps. But the bulk of our creameries are 

 in good condition, and we should let it' go out to the world that the Illi- 

 nois creameries are in good condition. 



Mr. Burke: — Your President has the same opinion as the commission- 

 ers. We are going along in this work and doing it cautiously, giving 

 the dairymen and creamerymen a chance to fix up. The reason I read' 

 this report to' you tonight was to give you! an idea of how we report the 

 conditions of the creameries. We are not prepared at present to go into 

 details on the construction and technical part of creameries.. We have? 



