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putting all its force on the matter of prodnctidn; and \vc liave 

 entirely overlooked the economical side of onr business, without 

 a proper solution of which we shall still hear the crv of poor 

 business in fanning- and high cost of living in the cities. Now if 

 yonr association will take np some of these problems of the food 

 producing business of this state, and its distribution, I holieve 

 you will have achieved a e;reat work and something even "reater 

 than to come together once a year aiul have a largo meeting. Unless 

 vou make yourself a force that is felt from year to year, a con- 

 structive force of some sort, you will fail in the opportunities 

 which I believe are yours. 



President Dollar: There is probably no one man through- 

 out the state the farmers like so well to hear from and to be ac- 

 quainted with as the Commissioner of Agriculture. They like to 

 get acquainted with him because he has to do with all the interests 

 of the farmers, and some of the things the farmers do not do that 

 they ought to do. I am glad at this time that w^e have with us 

 the Commissioner, who will talk to you about some of the things 

 that the Department is intending to do or trying to do. It gives 

 me great pleasure to introduce to you Hon. Calvin J. Huson, Com- 

 missioner of Agriculture. 



COMMISSIONER HUSON'S ADDRESS 



Mr. President, ^lembers of the Xew York 'State Dairymen's 

 Association, Ladies and Gentlemen: I feel like congratulating 

 this association on this most auspicious opening of their annual 

 convention. The dairy interests of the State of Xew York, as 

 you are all aware, are by far the largest agricultural interests we 

 have. There are more people employed in it ; there is more 

 capital invested in its development ; and the total product is 

 largely in excess of any other agricultural activity within the 

 state. The State of Xew York is pre-eminently a dairy state aiul 

 1 can say that without detracting from any other of our numerous 

 important agricultural activities. But by reason of our popula- 

 tion, our markets, our soil and our climate, the dairy interests are 

 subject to almost nnliniited expansion and we here in the State of 

 Xew York can ])e assured of a ready market for all the products 

 of our dairies. The prosperity of those euffaged in this great in- 



