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reputation. But they brand their goods “ Elgin Watches,” 
which is a guarantee for their quality. There is honor 
among business men as well as others, but many are poor 
judges and do not really know what they handle. If all 
were branded then the poor judge would know as well as the 
good judge, just what he was handling. All other goods 
for domestic use never fail to be branded, as to their merits. 
Why not cheese as well as soap ? 
Mr. Barnett, of Sugar Grove, sold all his cheese for 
nine cents. Made all full-cream cheese. People came to 
the factory to get it. Had no trouble in selling all he 
made. 
A member: How about your dividends ? 
Mr. B. They are not as large as paid by the factories 
where skim cheese is made. 
A member ; That tells the story. 
Mr. Barnett received milk only once per day. Often 
it came to the factory sour ,* but he never failed to make a 
good cheese. 
This statement was received with some degree of al¬ 
lowance by the dairymen present, who had been taught to 
believe that when milk was once sour it was impossible to 
manufacture good cheese from it. 
J. R. McLean: Said he and other dairymen had de* 
voted nineteen years to learn how to care for and handle 
milk. He now learned with astonishment that all this time 
had been worse than wasted, for here comes the informa¬ 
tion from Sugar Grove, that sour milk is as good as sweet 
