Missouri State Dairy Association.* 



Condensed report of the proceedings of the 17th annual con- 

 vention, held at Columbia, January 10-11, 1907. 



STATEMENT. 



The seventeenth annual meeting of the Missouri Dairy As- 

 sociation was held at Columbia, January 10-11, 1907, in conjunc- 

 tion with the Improved Live Stock Breeders' Association and the 

 Missouri Corn Growers' Association. 



By joining with these other two State Associations, better 

 rates were secured on the railroads, and a stronger program pre- 

 sented. Mention is made below of persons who contributed to the 

 success of the program, but whose addresses are not included in 

 this report: 



Invocation by Rev. C. H. Winders. 



Address of Welcome by Hon. W. S. St. Clair. 



Response for Dairy Association, Secretary R. M. Washburn. 



"What Have We a Right to Demand of Our Cows?" Prof. 

 Oscar Erf, Manhattan, Kas. 



"Dairy Farm Crops," Hon. C. D. Lyon, Georgetown, Ohio. 



"Does it Really Pay to Weed Out Poor Cows?" Hon. H. B. 

 Gurler, DeKalb, 111. 



"The Future Dairyman," Hon. W. W. Marple, Chicago, 111. 



Debate (by agricultural students) — Question: "Resolved, That 

 more profit may be derived from the special purpose dairy cow 

 than from the dual purpose cow." 



Affirmative — B. 0. Brown and R. A. McCoy. 



Negative — H. P. Rusk and H. H. Krusekopf. 



"Eastern vs. Western Opportunities for Dairy Farmers," B. 

 D. White, Washington, D. C, 



