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4 2 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
ject that cream gathering business is in its infancy. The best modes 
in many particulars have not yet been found out, or when found out 
have not generally been adopted. The business is in an experimental 
state, and it has yet to carry the load which inexperienced beginners, 
unskilled manufacturers, and those operating under unfavorable cir¬ 
cumstances, are laying upon it. Even the unit of measure, for measur¬ 
ing cream, has not yet been agreed upon—the quantity taken by dif¬ 
ferent parties using different apparatus, varying not less than ten per 
cent, probably in extreme, if not more. Most of the cream gathered 
has been transported in cans of various sizes, liable to the extremes 
and hurtful effects of cold in winter and heat in summer. The ex¬ 
perience of the last year indicates that these will ultimately be dis¬ 
placed by an anti-heating and anti-freezing tank, which will deliver 
the cream without change of condition. When these improvements in 
details are complete, as I believe they are destined to be, and economic 
questions relating to the industry become settled on business prin¬ 
ciples, I anticipate not only a greatly increased growth, but increased 
and satisfactory profits to all concerned. When that time comes the 
cost of gathering will not exceed one cent a pound of butter in sum¬ 
mer, and one and a half cents or two cents in winter. The expense 
of manufacturing will not be more than one-half that of making but¬ 
ter from gathered milk, and the capital invested in buildings and fix¬ 
tures will be correspondingly less. 
d he quantity ot the product will be as good as can possibly be 
made from the milk of different herds. The strife among dairymen 
will not be to produce the most possible of milk regardless of quality ; 
but to produce the most and best cream. The effect in improving 
the character of our butter dairy herds, will be most marked and ben¬ 
eficial ; but on this quite important point I will not take time to dwell. 
In conclusion I would say that the genius of Mr. C. C. Fairlamb, 
who devised this system and put it into practical execution, is worthy 
of all honor and fame, and both will be secured to him, together with 
the gratitude of the masses of dairy farmers. I predict that within 
ten years four out of five pounds of the butter product, which reaches 
the great dairy markets will be made according to this system. While 
I do not believe that any individual dairyman, who has already built 
up a reputation for producing fine goods, has any special personal in¬ 
terest in increasing the magnitude of the dairy business in this country, 
which will inevitably accompany the success of this system, coupled 
as it will be with the natural advantages of the great pastoral regions 
of the west, the disinterested and benevolently disposed watching, 
who is noting the progressive development of the great natural in¬ 
dustries of this country with such an interest. While I believe it is 
in the interest of public health, public morality, business prosperity, 
and the general public good, to suppress hurtful adulterations of food 
of all kinds, and ot butter and cheese in particular, by the intervention 
ot law. I regard the cheap and abundant production of good butter 
the best remedy of all. This I believe will be the only effectual and 
abiding remedy. If our great dairy industry could be allowed to 
develop under the fostering influences of the great natural advantages 
for production, which this country possesses, as compared with oth 
