ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN’S ASSOCIATION 
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C. C. Buell : Asked as to feeding cows buttermilk, 
and how fed. 
Mr. Lambert said buttermilk was not fit to feed to 
cows ; if fed to one cow, her milk would spoil a batch of 
4,000 pounds; it took five pounds more to a hundred for 
butter, when fed. 
Buell thought we must not draw too sudden conclu¬ 
sions ; bran if fed alone made poor milk, but if mixed 
with other feed it was good ; it might be so with buttermilk. 
W. W. Bingham: Thought sour milk fed to cows 
would affect butter. 
Mr. Lambert wanted to know how we could have our 
milk come to the factory in better condition. But no one 
seemed to know just how to do it. 
Topic No. q - Should gross or net figures be given 
at conventions ? ” 
No one seemed to take interest in this question. The 
discussion rambled over the entire dairy question. 
Lambert thought that cows when warm should not be 
allowed to drink cold water. 
Mr. Patten said hot and cold milk should not be 
mixed. 
Mr. Lamberi said in Canada all milk w< s carried in 
laige cans, whiile small ones were used—each farmer 
bringing his own milk. He liked this plan the best. 
Dr. Tefft inquired if any dairymen had experimented 
—as keeping green corn. 
