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beginning to end ; if wheat growers, if corn growers, let them be 

 that; that it is impossible for them to divide up their attention 

 between corn, wheat, oats and cows. I don't believe our farms 

 can stand that kind of treatment. I would like to have some one 

 tell me if I am wrong. 



A : — I take it that dairying is run in connection. We don't 

 make it a side issue, we run dairying in conjunction with farming. 

 I am from Southern Illinois. My brother over here spoke of the 

 price of land, $40.00 an acre, and that is right. I. know of land 

 like that and the men crop it and I never saw such a crop in my 

 country before. They were offered $5,000.00 and only got 40 

 acres. He grows corn, he grows grass, he grows oats, he grows 

 cow peas and milks from 12 to 15 cows on that 40 acres, and 

 sells feed every year. I know that land personally. That is how 

 our county is running in the combination. He aims to raise 

 plenty for the cows. He don't aim to raise to sell, but if any is 

 left over he sells. We are milking — the same principle. They 

 produce enough to feed the dairy cows and to make money, and 

 put the fertility back on the farm. If we have a good crop and 

 any over, we sell. In a year we aim to produce enough to feed 

 the dairy. 



Q: — Does he pasture his cows? 



A : — He has a small pasture, a few acres. 



Q : — I don't think you understand the question. His idea is 

 that a man, if dairying, should make that his principal business. 

 If raising corn to sell, make that his principal business. A man 

 farming and dairying, he must raise corn, and I believe that he 

 used the feed in the best way. We can raise alfalfa in this 

 county. I believe Father Lammart's ideas are the same. He 

 thinks a man ought to put his principal attention to one thing. 

 If a dairy farmer, be a dairy farmer, and keep the right kind of 

 a cow like Mr. Webster says. 



Father Lammart : — I meant to bring out the fact that it is 

 not well for a farmer to this year be dairying and wheat comes 

 next year and so on. If he wants it to be profitable, he should 

 put his whole effort to one thing. It is not possible for any man 



