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ing associations, better feeding methods, keeping records, etc., and 

 if the present prices for the products from the dairy farm con- 

 tinue, the dairymen should prosper. 



I have spent considerable time discussing the condition of the 

 dairyman, because I think on his success depends the success of 

 all other branches of the industry with which this association has 

 to do. If the dairyman does not prosper, the factoryman surely 

 does not. If the factoryman does not make money, the supply 

 man cannot sell him new machinery, and so on ; and for that rea- 

 son I believe I am justified in explaining conditions which con- 

 front the dairyman as I have tried to do in this paper. This asso- 

 ciation can do much through its membership to stimulate better 

 methods on the dairy farm, and if the factorymen would stand 

 shoulder to shoulder and refuse to take milk that was unclean, or 

 that had to be cooked before it could be used for food, dairymen 

 would realize the uselessness of such methods as some of them are 

 following to-day, and in a few years dirty milk would be a thing 

 of the past and every dairyman would be a better dairyman, 

 because it would pay him to do his best. 



SECOND SESSION 



Wednesday, 10 a. m., December 11 



Meeting called to order by President Dollar. 



President Dollar : I am glad to see so many people inter- 

 ested in the discussion of the cheese industry of this state, so in- 

 terested th^t the cattle sale in the next building will not take them 

 away. The cheese industry is one of the" greatest we have and it 

 deserves our careful consideration. Anythine,' that can be done to 

 advance that industry certainly should be considered. 



The first thing on the program this morning is the appointment 

 of committees. I would ask that these committees, if possible, get 

 together at one o'clock in the lobby of the Onondaga Hotel and we 

 will furnish rooms for them to meet and go ahead with their 

 work. 



Auditing Committee : George A. Smith, Geneva ; G. E. Hogue, 

 Arcade ; H. A. Rees, Lowville. 



Committee on Resolutions: F. W. Sessions, Utica- W. N, Giles^ 

 Skaneatelesj W, A. Stocking, Jr., Ithaca, 



