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should be especially valuable in the building up of the dairy herds 

 where their daughters are carefully raised, developed and brought into 

 milk. 



The statement is often made that it is impossible to determine 

 through the Individuality of dairy sires the character of their offspring 

 and, therefore, that show yard honors count for very little in the devel- 

 oping of dairying cattle. At the same time if the breeding of these ani- 

 mals which have been shown this evening were looked into it would be 

 found that lying back of them are blood lines that have produced great 

 and productive cows. As a rule, in order to produce animals the indi- 

 viduality of which is as near perfect as these animals and the animals 

 which generally win in the present day show yard, it is necessary to use 

 those animals that are strong enough in dairy breeding to insure off- 

 spring that will as surely be productive as they are endowed with points 

 of dairy individuality. 



THURSDAY MORNING, 10 :25. 



President : The first thing this morning is the election of offi- 

 cers. Nominations for president are in order. 



Wright : I would like to make a speech, but I guess about every- 

 body knows what I want to say. I don't believe that this is a time 

 to change the officers, and I. therefore, nominate j\rr. Barney for re- 

 election. 



Mr. Barney's nomination was unanimous, and by a motion to 

 deviate the rules and vote by acclamation, his election was unani- 

 mous. 



Mr. Barney: I don't know that I can make a speech, but I want 

 to say that I heartily appreciate the honor. I shall be glad to serve 

 you for another year and will do it to the verv^ best of my ability. 

 I thank you. 



Mr. Trimble: Mr. Chairman, I want to place the name of a 

 man for vice-president — a man who is one of the old stand-bys — 

 one of the old buttermakers and one of the best buttermakers — 

 F. W. Stephenson. 



(The rules were suspended and Mr. Stephenson's election was 

 made unanimous.) 



Mr. Stephenson : This comes like a thunderbolt to me because 

 I hadn't thought of any such thing. I am interested in the butter 

 business ; I am interested in the creamery business, and I am also 

 interested in the life of the Iowa State Dairy Association. I thank 

 you heartily for the honor that you have conferred upon me, and if 

 I know myself this morning I will not leave a straw unturned to 

 benefit the association. 



