ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 81 



" that cow is worth fifty dollars between brothers." " Das may 

 be abernicht between strangers," replied the first. " Das is too 

 big money for so little cow." 



The first attempt to make butter for market, outside of what 

 was made by the farmers at home, was commenced here in 

 Effingham in the year 1889 by a creamery which was run on a 

 cream gathering system. The proprietor was a man by the name 

 of Stempel. He commenced operations some time in April, and 

 closed and left again in the fall of the same year. 



The next creamery to open was at Shumway, about eight 

 miles northwest of here, on the Wabash road. It started in 

 October, 1889, and was run until 1895, when it had to close 

 on account of not getting enough milk — they varied from 2,500 

 to 4,500 pounds per day — and too low prices for the butter. 

 They paid as low as forty cents per 100 pounds for milk. 



The first co-operative creamery was established in Mon- 

 trose, nine miles east of here, on the Vandalia railroad. It opened 

 up in 1890, and received the first day about 500 lbs. of milk, and 

 the highest it reached was about 4,000 pounds. After running 

 a few years, it was also forced to close, for several reasons. One 

 of those reasons was that it, the same as Shumway creamery, did 

 not receive enough milk, and another reason was possibly a little 

 mismanagement, but the most important reason was, the low 

 price of butter. 



Now right here, my farmer friends and creamery patrons 

 and shareholders, I wish to call your attention to some facts which 

 maybe you are not aware of. One is, what you owe to the State 

 Dairy Association of this and other States, for insisting and 

 forcing our representatives in congress and the senate to pass 

 laws to restrict the sale and manufacture of oleomargarine. 



I will read an extract from the Creamery Patrons Hand 

 Book, proving the effect those laws have had in bringing better 

 prices for good creamery butter. 



" Farmers who sell milk to the creamery and receive pay 

 therefor upon basis of the market price of butter, little realize 



