ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
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E. G. Ketchum thought that most of the factories were 
originally built by the farmers, and were furnished the 
manufacturers; in fact many of them have no money in 
them at all; they are working up the farmers milk with 
he farmer’s money; in fact the farmers furnish the capital 
for the whole thing. 
Rowland said: You take your milk to the factory; 
you receive a small paper, saying, so much milk, and at 
some subsequent time you were notified that so much 
money awaited you, as your share of the dividend for some 
particular month, and that was about all you knew about 
it. The books should be shown and a competent committee 
look them over and see if the yield is what it ought to be 
for the milk received. 
Dr. R. R. Stone: Always kept books and they were 
open at all times to his patrons, all of whom were satisfied. 
M. H. Thompson asked Dr. Stone if he wanted to be 
put on record as saying that no private dairy-made butter 
commanded as high price as the factory quotations. 
Dr. Stone: I am wrong there; they do. I know 
individuals about here who get it, but they are the excep¬ 
tion and not the rule. 
On motion, it was voted to have no further discussion 
on Topics 5 and 6; that No. 7 be now taken up. 
“ The best methods of improving and supplying the 
dairy, the different breeds and their adaptation for dairy 
purposes.” 
The following paper was furnished by C. C. Buell, of 
Rock Falls: 
