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184 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



mer to sign a contract agreeing to run his dairy according to c 

 tain rules made by the company, and to permit an inspector to vi 

 the farm at any time. This method has the great advantage 

 bringing the farmer face to face with a set of rules relating direct J | 

 ly to his business and of dividing the work of inspection among 

 a large number of men. The rules may not always be the best U 

 and it is often difficult to secure good inspectors. It should not 

 be impossible, however, to agree upon a fair set of rules, and it is 

 possible to educate inspectors. 



The inspector should be something more than a man who is 

 able to read the rules. Any company or individual who has triect 

 this method knows that the success of the work lies largely with 

 the inspector. He can make a good patron out of a poor one or 

 he can drive away the best. Any attempt at mere arbitrary dicta- 

 tion for the sake of showing authority is justly resented by the 

 farmer. On the other hand a fair and careful explanation of the 

 rules and an evident spirit of fairness toward the farmer's inter-] 

 ests will meet with a hearty response from most men. The in- 

 spector is the link between the company and the farmer and he 

 should be one of the most valuable men in the community and 

 should be paid accordingly. He should not be a young graduated 

 from an agricultural college without experience, as a large part of 

 his success will depend upon his ability to fraternize with the far- 

 mer. He should be an experienced dairyman, who has in some 

 way gained the scientific knowledge necessary for successful in- 

 spection and instruction. For here I hold is the strong point of 

 the system. Every inspector should be an instructor. He comes 

 in constant contact with the farmer, should be the man who gains 

 his confidence and can discuss with him in a friendly way the best* 

 methods for the farmer to employ. He might spend some time 

 at an agricultural college where he could become familiar with 

 the best and latest methods. A number of weeks spent in a col- 

 lege where these things are being studied would bring to his atten- 

 tion the essential points and what is of greater value, add to his 

 enthusiasm in the cause of pure milk production. 



I have met a number of men who are already doing this 



