ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
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Me Richards : Thought if all patrons of a factory 
took the same ratio of cream from their milk, no moral 
wrong was done. All would furnish alike and all receive 
alike. 
Wilcox . Thought the best plan for each dairyman 
was to take out just what he wished for family use, when it 
was milked, but never skim. 
Me Richards objected to the general tone of the dis¬ 
cussion. He did not believe the dairymen of Illinois were 
all dishonest or foolish. He did not believe the practice of 
skimming was near as great as represented, at least in Mc¬ 
Henry county; but yet, if any is done, it ought to be 
stopped. 
C. C. Buell said the question was being treated in a 
‘ milk and water” way. He thought they were making a 
“ mountain out of a mole hill.” 
D. C. Scofield added his protest against skimming. 
It was all wrong, and the crime was in proportion to the 
amount taken. One takes a pint, one a quart, and pretty 
soon you have taken all there is worth taking. 
L. Bartlett . Said there was a great difference even 
in good milk. Some is worth two cents per gallon more 
other. He could not believe this practice existed to any 
alarming extent. He had a better opinion of dairymen. 
L Lord said the best plan was for each dairyman 
to keep a cow for family use. 
A member said the evils extended to the factories, 
where each employe took all the cream he wished for family 
use—or even more. 
