ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
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McLean: Said there were tv/o ways to prevent the 
slaughter of dairy products in summer. One was, to make 
a good article, that would sell quick; the other, was not to 
make any at all. 
Several calls were then made for C. C. Buell, to which 
that gentleman responded as follows: 
C. C. Buell : He was not interested himself only in 
the manufacture of butter. Had learned by dear experience 
that making butter to keep for higher prices was not profit¬ 
able. He thought butter might be made through the sum¬ 
mer so that it could be kept sweet, but it can’t be kept so 
that it will be as sweet as new butter. Had tried keeping 
some in air-tight boxes, and had kept it sweet. Had sold 
this for twenty-five cents per pound, in Chicago, but it had 
gotten a flavor which he didn’t like. He preferred trying 
to keep butter rather than sell it for fourteen cents per 
pound, but he hadn’t sold any the last summer for less than 
seventeen cents. However, he would rather make butter 
that would sell for eighteen cents than to make some to 
keep over. In regard to cheese he had had no experience. 
Had tried to become interested by reading some articles 
written by Prof. Arnold. Had received a letter from the 
professor describing his process, but he supposed all under¬ 
stood it well. 
Mr. Stone: Would like to ask Mr. Buell the price 
of other butter when he sold his for twenty-five cents. 
Buell: Twenty-seven and twenty-eight cents. 
R. M. Patrick : Would make but a few remarks. 
I bought the subject a very important one. One year ago 
the experiment of cold storage was tried in Chicago and 
