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what were the greatest needs of the Vermont dairymen, I should not 

 say it was more knowledge, but I should say to put into practice in 

 every day life the knowledge we all have. As these two or three 

 days go by we shall hear from some of the very best investigators, 

 scientists and speakers upon the subjects of interest to us in this 

 country. Anything which points to the future we shall get from this 

 platform, but, after all, the important question is, how many of us who 

 shall sit on these benches and listen to these addresses — how many 

 will go home and get the practical benefit from these talks that we 

 should get? Let us heed the old but ever new advice, "Be ye not 

 hearers only, but doers of the word." 



I thank you in the name of this Association for the welcome you 

 have given to us and for what you have done to make this meeting 

 a success. I hope the meeting will be a benefit to the Association 

 and that your citizens will also derive some good from the programme 

 we shall present here from day to day. 



President Aitken: — -We will now listen to the report of the Secre- 

 tary and Treasurer. 



