STATE AID TO DAIRY INSTRUCTION. 13 



that where educational influence had been most felt, there the dair}- 

 industi-y was most flourishing. This was true also of Ireland, 

 whose best makers of butter have, daring the last three years, won 

 a prominent place at the dairy esliil)iUons of London in the fall of 

 the year. It is a curious and most interesting fact, that the premi- 

 ums fell to students trained in lUe dairy schools, and under the 

 itinerant method, and who were also found to support the agricul- 

 tural press and special dairy literature. Governor Hoard's chart 

 shows that the best dairy districts give the largest number of 

 subscribers to the agricultural press. 



In the increasing battle for existence we find a large fringe of 

 men always ready to invite the aid of the State against large accu- 

 mulations of wealth, against organization, and consolidated business 

 houses. Is there an}^ advantage enjoyed by railroads and trusts 

 which are not equally po&sible to men of intelligence if only they 

 will co-operale? Co-operation is a protest against waste, igno- 

 rance, distrust, favor and disintegration. Co-operative organiza- 

 tion and consolidation of interest among the farmers is the only 

 efl^ective means of resisting the inroad of excessive competition and 

 the ill-used power of monopoly. Control of your industry should be 

 a stronger motive for organization than the possible increase of 

 profit, however great. In the coming years the habits of our people 

 must t^iange. Less meat and more dairy products will be used. 

 As the art of csookery improves you will witness a larger consump- 

 tion of both butter and cheese. The cheese of the future will be 

 more palatable and digestible than the cheese which we eat to-day. 

 All the domestic customs are changing, and dairy goods are 

 consumed in greater quantities every year. 



Let no one imagine that the market will be flooded. There is of 

 course a limit to consumption, but when and where it will be 

 reached is unknown. The need of the hour is immediate action. 

 The field is a large one ; the harvest promises much to the faithful 

 who will sow and cultivate. Shall we hold a Thanksgiving next 

 year, and if so, how much shall we give thanks for? 



Following the close of the lecture the usual courtesies were 

 observed, after which the board adjourned finally. 



Z. A. GILBERT, Secretary. 



