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called to the platform and presented the various prizes given by 

 the association. He called T. E. Sadler, of Oelwein, and presented 

 him with a gold medal for winning the highest score in the whole- 

 milk class, with a score of 98. To A. W. Mooney, of Denver, he 

 gave a medal for being second, with a score of 97.5. W. H. Ander- 

 son, of Algona, was given a gold medal for having the highest 

 score in the gathered cream class, with a score of 97.5, and Carl 

 Nelson, of Swea City, won second, with a score of 97. Mr. Went- 

 wortli also presented the silver loving cup won in last .year's 

 educational scoring contest by P. "W. Peterson, of Finchford, and 

 Erve Cole, of Lamont. These men tied, and it was agreed that Mr. 

 Peterson should hold it six months and Mr. Cole six months. Mr. 

 Cole was presented the cup for the next six months. AVith each 

 prize, Mr. AVentworth spoke words of congratulation and en- 

 couragement. 



Mr. Wentworth next presented the prizes won in the Iowa 

 Beauty contest, or the contest for the best looking creamery 

 grounds. The prizes were distributed as follows : 



First, Guy Thomas, Clear Lake, $20.00 ; second, 0. F. Bolig, of 

 Fenton, $15.00; third, G. Steussi, Manchester, $10.00. 



During the Dairy Show week there were addresses by the Hon. 

 William J. Bryan, Governor Clarke and Prof. Pearson, but these 

 talks were outside of the convention proper and were not made an 

 association record. 



The work of the Iowa State Dairy Association, under super- 

 vision of E. S. Estel, state dairy expert, was presented in con- 

 densed form in the follo^nng report : 



WORK OF IOWA STATE DAIRY ASSOCIATION. 



During the past year the educational department of the Iowa State Dairy- 

 Association lias carried its work into every section of the state. By 

 means of special trains, creamery meetings, farmers' institutes and other 

 gatherings, the lecturers have addressed 293 audiences and reached over 

 40,000 dairymen and farmers. 



In order to come in contact with as many people as possible in a 

 limited time and complete a tour of all the railroads in the state, the 

 special train was again adopted. By the co-operation of the Chicago & 

 Northwestern and the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railways, 168 meetings 

 were held in less than four weeks. As a means of making the lectures 

 clear and practical, dairy cattle, barn equipment, testing apparatus, etc., 

 were carried and used for demonstration purposes. Special coaches were 

 provided for the women and children. These cars proved very attractive 

 and were always filled to their capacity. 

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