ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



By the President : — You have got a very good object lesson 

 here, and I would like to ask something about the overrun. You 

 tell us those figures at the bottom are the totals, made 112,099 

 butter, 124,000 pounds of butter, and a big loss? 



A : — A big loss. I don't understand. 



Mr. Newman: — Did you manage this creamery? 



A : — Yes sir. 



Q : — 112,000 shows 10 per cent overrun, when you give 

 124,000 you got 10 per cent? 



A: — I don't think so. I think we ought to have more 

 overrun. Our test was higher than it should have been. You 

 can't get a great high test and pay a high price for butterfat. 



Mr. Spies : — How about your test. Did you say — 



— Ask the buttermaker. 



— What do you consider a fair overrun? 



— About 15 to 16 per cent. 



— Think you can get that? 



— I think so. 



— With the modern way of handling cream, run up to 20 



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per cent? 



A : — I think so. 



Q : — If that overrun had been gotten at that creamery, the 

 patrons should have received more? 



A: — Providing the other test was right. 



Q : — Did you take a composite test every day ? 



A : — Ask the buttermaker. 



Q : — Did you sell the butter ? 



A : — By auction once a month. 



Mr. Spies : — Ever test the skim milk ? 



A : — Ask the buttermaker. 



Mr. Newman : — What was the test of the buttermilk ? 



A : — Butter fat was just a very little — the skim milk about 

 5.10. 



Q : — It don't do very much good unless we get it accurate. 



A : — I tested it. 



Mr. Newman : — What I would like to impress upon you 



