PART VIII. 



Proceedings of the Thirty-seventh Annual Convention 

 of the Iowa State Dairy Association. 



Iowa Falls, Iowa, April 1, 1914. 



The 37tli annual convention of the Iowa State Dairy Association, 

 held at Waterloo, on October 15th and 16th, in connection with the 

 Dairy Cattle Congress, was not the success it has been in former 

 years, so far as the convention sessions were concerned. On the 

 other hand, never in the history of the association has there been 

 so many dairymen assembled as this year. There was the greatest 

 array of pure bred dairy cattle of all breeds ever shown in the 

 state, and this proved of much greater attraction than the con- 

 vention. Owing to this, and other attraetions on the grounds, it 

 proved a very difficult matter to hold the sessions as outlined in 

 the program. However, those who did attend manifested great 

 interest in the few talks, and the convention can in no way be 

 considered a failure. 



The iirst session was called to order Wednesday forenoon at 

 10:30 o'clock by President Quarton. 



Invocation was given by Dr. II. W. Reherd, pastor of the First 

 Presbyterian Church. 



The address of welcome was made l)y TIou. II. 0. Bernbrock, 

 who in his characteristic way put everybody in good humor and 

 made them feel at home in Waterloo. "Waterloo is the center and 

 home of dairying in lovv^a, and, therefore, when you dairymen come 

 here we want you all to feel that this is your home and to make 

 yourself at home," he said. Like all Waterloo boosters, he re- 

 viewed the past growth of the city and pointed out, with con- 

 siderable pride, the fact tluit the great Dairy Cattle Congress was 

 born and raised in Waterloo, and that Waterloo owed the Iowa 

 State Dairy Association for it. 

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