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tiuii iu tbe last 25 years, is the discussion of the sources of protein 

 on the farm. Twenty-five years ago a speaker on such a topic would 

 not have been present in such a society. The intelligent farmer of 

 to-day is perfectly familiar with such questions, and the interest 

 taken in these somewhat technical matters is very significant of the 

 advance that has been made. 



Dr. A. T. Neal, Director of the Delaware Agricultural Experiment, 

 Station, read a very excellent paper on, "^'Sources of Nitrogenous 

 Foods in the Dairy," but it is to be regretted that his paper was not 

 furnished for publication, though requested to do so. by the Secre- 

 tary. 



The PRESIDENT: Before calling for the discussion of this paper, 

 there is a matter of business to be attended to. Mr. Susendorf, in 

 charge of the Dairy Exhibit at St. Louis, is here and desires to be 

 heard in regard to this subject. 



MR. SUSENDORF: I want to say that I am here, first and last, 

 in the interest of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, to extend to 

 the Pennsylvania Dairy Union the most cordial invitation to take 

 part in our dairy exhibition. The applications for space are numer- 

 ous. I find that we have only two places left in our space, and our 

 chief, Mr. Taylor, tells me that we cannot do well without Pennsyl- 

 vania. Yours is the second largest dairy state in the Union. The 

 Exposition is providing show-cases, refrigerators, with places in the 

 cold storage department for butter that may come for storing, 

 and also furnishes space for fancy butter, showing what the State 

 can do. Almost all the states have taken space and intend having 

 a superintendent present. 



In looking over the census reports I find that Pennsylvania is the 

 second largest dairy state iu the Union. The returns from its milk 

 and cream in 1890 amounted to ^hirty-five million dollars; those of 

 New York amounted to fifty-five million dollars. Your horticul- 

 tural products amounted to twelve million dollars in 1899 against 

 thirty-five million in dairy products. Consequently, your dairy in- 

 dustry is approximately three times as large as the horticultural. 

 Your cows of Pennsylvania earned $37 per capita against those of 

 Iowa at |19 per capita and of Illinois at |29 per capita. With a 

 dis])lay at the Exposition and a superintendent who could call the 

 attention of the people to this fact the result would be, more dairy- 

 ing business in Pennsylvania. 



The Exposition funishes only floor space. We are having the 

 cases built at the very lowest figures and the cost, including refrig- 

 erating, for eight foot spaces is .|350 and -|500 for the entire term of 

 the Exposition. This includes room in the cold storage for the 

 butter that comes for storing. Each show case will be 8 feet ^n 



