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Union and the dairy people of the State than our Board of Directors. 

 In the resolution yon will ;ilso sec il gives them the authority to 

 get the laws from not only our own State, but from other states 

 before drafting this bill. Now, so far as the bill is concerned, that 

 is* something we cannot do to-day. It has got to be left with these 

 men to draft, and I personally think it should be left with the Board 

 of Directors. 



PROF. VAX NORMAN: There is nothing to prevent the Board of 

 Directors, if they do not care to undertake it, appointing a com- 

 mittee from their number to take charge of this thing, to be a 

 legislative committee. 



MR. WAGNER: The Board of Directors can gather all the infor- 

 mation they choose on the subject, and present it to the next annual 

 meeting which will be before the meeting of the legislature, and the 

 bill can be discussed at the next annual meeting unless it would 

 be possible to bring it up at this present session. 



MR. NORTON: I do not believe that this ought to be left for the 

 next annual meeting. I believe that the incoming Board of Direc- 

 tors and President and Secretary should take up the matter at once. 

 My experience in the legislature is, you do not want to wait until 

 the last minute before the legislature convenes. I may be wrong, 

 but if you want to put this in form of a motion, I feel that it ought 

 to be left with the Board of Directors to pick a committee here to- 

 day. I don't know whether they will wish to do that or not. 



The resolution being put to vote, it was unanimously carried, and 

 the Board of Directors are instructed accordingly. 



SOME PHASES OF THE DAIRY INDUSTRY. 



By MB, C. B. LANK. U. S. Department <>! Agriculture. 



This has been a year of great prosperity to the diarymen of the 

 country. Both butter and milk have sold for higher prices than 

 last year and these combined with increased production have given a 

 value to dairy products of fifty-one million dollars above the estimate 

 of a year ago. The income of the dairy cow is only exceeded by the 

 corn crop. It is significant that when the dairy farmer is prosper- 

 ous, others who have anything to do with the development of the 

 dairy industry share in the profits. For example, the dairy supply 

 houses, dairy publications and manufacturers of dairy products of all 

 kinds. Our population is increasing faster than the supply of dairy 

 products. I believe, therefore, we can expect profitable prices for 

 high-class products for some time to come. 



QUALITY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS IMPROVING. 



In spite of the sensational articles which frequently appear in the 

 daily press, to the effect that milk is produced under filthy condi- 



