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Mr. Bishop: Knew many men around him who were 
trying to carry too much; were always hard up for money. 
He kept on his farm 40 head of cattle—and managed to 
keep out of debt, and have #1,000 a year more than he 
knew what to do with. Kept plenty of pasture; only fed 
three acies of fodder corn the whole season, and that was 
not fed yet. His expenses were light; he paid but $12 per 
month for help. 
S N. Wright : I paid only #10. 
Bingham . I do my own work, which is cheaper still. 
Mr. Lord here stated that it took about 15 minutes to 
cut the feed for 40 cows at one feeding. 
After some further discussion of this subject, the 
matter of adulteration of milk was again taken up—when 
Geo. P. Lord offered the following resolutions, which were 
seconded by W. W. Bingham, of Marengo : 
Whereas, It has been publicly stated in this convention, that 
the practice of skimming milk is quite general with those furnishing 
miik to our creameries, and that this habit has obtained mainly 
through the misapprehension on the part of dairymen, and whereas 
the adulterations of milk by substracting cream prevents manufac¬ 
turers obtaining the best possible results, and reduces the current 
price of pure milk, to the injury of all interested in the business, and 
Whereas, In the present depressed state of the market, it is of 
importance that the quality of dairy products be greatly improved, 
and this improvement can only be achieved by the use of pure and 
unadulterated milk, therefore 
Resolved , That the abstracting of cream from milk furnished 
those who manufacture it and divide the proceeds pro rata among 
their patrons, i» unjust, in that it unfairly reduces the value of all the 
pure milk furnished such manufacturers and injures the reputation 
of the dairy products of the West, and that such practices should be 
abandoned at once. 
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