FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION 165 



Oped until there are somewhere near 10,000 creameries in the 

 United States, we are told that about one-half of the butter 

 made in this country is made in the farm home. Of course a 

 large percentage of this dairy butter does not get on the market 

 A large part of it is consumed in the home where it is made. 



There is still too much poor butter made in this country and 

 sold at the grocery store. Its quality is generally poor and be- 

 fore it can be consumed it must go to a renovating factory and 

 be made over. The process and renovating butter factories stand 

 as monuments to the short-sightedness of a certain class of 

 cream producers who might patronize ome good creamery be- 

 caue very few farmers live where they cannot reach a good 

 creamery. 



Unless a farmer is situated so that he can make dairy but- 

 ter of fine quality and get a special market for it he should not' 

 attempt to dispose of his dairy products via the home butter 

 making route. Even where conditions are right for home but- 

 termaking it often happens that the good housewife is burdened 

 with this chore of buttermaking because of her patience rather 

 than from choice. 



In order that the farmer may decide upon the best market 

 for his dairy products he must consider all phases of the ques- 

 tion. He must figure the cost of production which includes pay 

 for his time as well as feed and investment. He should, when 

 he decides upon the right market, stick to it and make dairying 

 one of the strongest features of his diversified farming opera- 

 tions. Just as in making a success with other lines of farm 

 work, he must look after the little things. 



No greater truth was ever spoken than ''look after the 

 cents and the dollars will take care of themselves." According 

 to government statistics there are 20,737,000 cows in the United 

 States. Figuring that each cow produces 150 pounds of but- 

 ter fat in a year, these cows produce 3, no, 550,000 pounds of 

 butterfat annually. 



If in the marketing of this product the owners of these 

 cows were to receive an additional ic per pound by patronizing 

 the right kind of a market they would receive $31,105,500.00' 



