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F. Luckey in the enactment of laws for the control and suppres- 

 sion of that most dread disease to dairymen — tuberculosis. 



6. Resolved, That the Dairy Association recommend and 

 urge that section 10548 and 10549, Revised Statutes, 1889, be 

 amended by the 45th General Assembly, by inserting the words 

 "tuberculosis" and "foot and mouth disease" therein, and that a 

 new section be added, providing for the shipment, for immediate 

 slaughter of cattle condemned on account of tuberculosis, to a 

 slaughtering plant having Government or State meat inspection 

 and a rendering tank into which the diseased parts may be safely 

 deposited. 



7. Resolved, That the Association recommend that the office 

 of State Dairy and Food Commissioner be appointed by and placed 

 under the control of the State Board of Agriculture, thereby mak- 

 ing it non-political; the incumbent being selected for his compe- 

 tency and his peculiar fitness for this very important position. 



8. This Association is indebted to the State Board of Agri- 

 culture and its able Secretary, Geo. B. Ellis, for his help and con- 

 tinuous support in our behalf, and, 



Whereas, We have lost during the past year, Mr. Washburn, 

 our able and efficient Secretary, the Association owes him its 

 gratitude. And this Association is indebted to the University for 

 the courtesies extended at all times, and especially for the privilege 

 of the use of its halls for our annual meeting and for the bounteous 

 banquet served to all farmers during Farmers' Week. 



9. Resolved, That the Association, through its executive com- 

 mittee, take some definite action to co-operate with the State Fair 

 Board and the Dairy Department of the Agricultural College to 

 provide for a great dairy show at the State Fair, including cattle 

 and dairy products. 



10. We realize that the expense of attending the annual 

 meetings of the Association is the cause of keeping many, in re- 

 mote parts of the State, from being present, and, realizing the 

 need of reaching these people with the good things we enjoy here, 

 we resolve that there be formed four district dairy associations, 

 one for each quarter of the State, said associations to be under 

 the guidance of the State Association, and to receive such aid on 

 the program from our State instructors as is possible for them to 

 give, believing in this way we can reach a large majority of our 

 dairy farmers who have not attended our State Association Con- 

 vention. We recommend that one man be appointed in each dis- 

 trict to perfect each organization. 



