440 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Waterloo and meet with them at the Dairy Cattle Show. The meet- 

 ing held on August 26, was for the purpose of arranging a program 

 for the convention, and meeting of September 3 was for the pur- 

 pose of making final arrangements for the convention. Your exe- 

 cutive committee has worked faithfully for the success of this meet- 

 ing as have also the other kindred organizations, and we certainly 

 are obligated to the Dairy and Food Department for the assistance 

 which it has rendered us and also we feel grateful to the commis- 

 sion houses for the support they have given us by taking advertis- 

 ing space in the program and otherwise helping to make this meet- 

 ing a success. The dairy press has contributed liberally to the suc- 

 cess of this meeting and I do not think that I would be doing my 

 entire duty if I did not mention the help and support which have 

 been given us by the Kimball Dairy Farmer people. They have 

 gladly given office room and have assisted in every way possible 

 for the success of this meeting. They have even offered their en- 

 tire force to the advancement of the work in connection with this 

 meeting, but the most important support of all and the one which 

 I wish to call your attention to, especially, is the loyal support of 

 the buttermakers of Iowa, who have so liberally contributed to this 

 meeting to the extent of one hundred and sixty-five tubs of butter. 

 I want to say that this is the finest looking exhibition of butter 

 that it has been my pleasure to see at any butter exhibition and the 

 judges tell me that the quality is the finest we have ever had at a 

 convention of our association and at this time I want to personally 

 thank the buttermakers of Iowa for your hearty support. I want to 

 assure you that your support is heartily appreciated. It is well 

 understood that without your co-operation a convention would be 

 far from a success and I hope that you will derive some benefit 

 from this convention to partly compensate you for the contribu- 

 tion of your butter. 



With regard to the work of the State Dairy Expert, Mr. E. S. 

 Estel, will say the train which was operated over the Burlington 

 railroad last winter was in every way an entire success. Large 

 crowds visited the train and the management was well pleased 

 with the results. Mr. Estel tells me that the calls for help at dairy- 

 meetings and creamery picnics together with the work among farm- 

 ers' institutes and short courses are so numerous that he is unable 

 to accommodate all of the calls and this in my opinion is sufficient 

 evidence that the people of Iowa recognize that the appropriation 

 given to the association is being well spent and should be en- 



