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they pushed it off and' did not think it of importance, while I think it is. 

 My other question — but some one else had better ask one. 



Mr. Gaboon: In regard to dairying. What per cent of the dairy- 



inen or men that milk cows do as well as they know? Who does the 



'«rork as well as' they know in regard to dairying? How to raise our 



methods to a better quality and better results and now how many of us do 



as well as we know? 



By the President: Raise your hand all of you that do as well as they 

 \n'ow how in milking cows. Please raise your hand? 

 (No hands raised.) 



Mr. Johnson: I don't like the way that question is put. We believe 

 we try to do as well as we can, bu t w^hen the question is asked right 

 isquare, are you as good as you might be, perhaps there are some cream- 

 Brymen who had the cheek to say "Yes," but we farmers are too modest. 



Mr. Long: I would like to answer that question. I believe they do 

 j,s well as they know how. I think there are a larger percentage of men 

 lo it in dairying than in any other line of business. 



Mr. Cohoon: I don't believe that either. 



Mr. President: I don't see why you shouldn't. 



Mr. Cohoon: I have one more question. In your judgment does 

 not the following "ad," which is found in a leading paper, degenerate and 

 undignify the profession of dairying, or is it true? This is it: "The 

 cowy odor which is so prominent in much of the dairy butter and which 

 is so offensive to many people, is the result of dirt, real fine dirt, that can't 



l3e strained out. The Separator takes out all the dirt; prodtices 



a perfect flavor, and greatly increases the prodtuct." In your judgment 

 does not the following "ad," which is found in a leading paper degenerate 

 the profession, or is it true? 



Mr. Soverhill: Isn't that true that those who are running separa- 

 tors would say that that wasn't trne; that the damage was done before 

 getting to the separator, and that the separator cannot doit. 



Mr. Cohoon: Isn't it bad'^to have a man having a separator to run, 

 drying to teach us if we dirty up our milk and take it to the factory 



