^O ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



who takes from me my skim milk, robs me of that which enriches him 

 and makes' my pigsi poor indeed. 



How shall this, problem be solved? Some have been trying for years 

 to solve it by one of the fundamental rules of arithmetic addition by add- 

 ing water to the milk; but long ago the farmer found out that if he de- 

 sires to raise good thrifty calves he must give them a better ration than 

 skim milk and water; and what does he do? He either turns the calves 

 with the cows, or retains enough milk from the day's supply to feed them 

 and takes the remainder to the creamery, thereby entailing a loss to the 

 creamery and himfself as well, for it has been clearly demonstrated that 

 good calves can be raised on unadulterated skim milk. What shall be 

 done? To my mind there is but one way to solve this problem, and that 

 is to procure a skim milk weigher; then the last man will be on an equal 

 footing with the first; the creamery will m'ake more butter, and it will be 

 more satisfactory all around. 



But there is another problem that demands the attention of the dairy- 

 man, and that is the test problem. I need not ask you if you have en- 

 ■jountered any difficulty along this line. If there is a buttermaker here 

 vho has never been assailed on account of a patron's low test, he should 

 put himself on record as the eighth wonder of the world. Yes, I take it 

 we all have troubles of our own regarding this branch of creamery work. 

 The question arises, is it possible to solve this question in such a way 

 that no epithet such as robber, thief, swindler will issue from the throat 

 of the patron, and settle upon the head of the buttermaker? 



I have heard of some creameries trying this solution: The man who 

 does the clerical work of some creameries looks at Mr. A's test and finds 

 it is 6 per cent; down the list he comes to Mr. B's test of 4 per cent. He, 

 no doubt, reasons like this: Mr. A is a quiet, easy-going sort of a fellow; 

 never has a complaint to offer; always satisfied with his test no matter 

 what it is. On the other hand. Mi. B. is a dyed-in-the-wool-grumbler; a 

 chronic glowler; never satisfied. If I permit these two tests to stand as 

 they are, these two men, who are neighbors, will compare their state- 

 ments with the probable result that Mr. B. will be so enraged he will take 



