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to have cattle three years hence (when I promise you that the demand 

 will be world-wide), you must remember that those whose cattle will be 

 good then are the ones who are building up their herds today. 



I wish to thank you kindly for the attention you have given me and 

 I wish you all success. 



Mr. Stephenson: There is a matter I wish to bring before the 

 convention at this time and that is this : Possibly you men are 

 aware of the fact that, in order for the Iowa State Dairy Associa- 

 tion to get the appropriation that is set aside for it by the state, we 

 must have five hundred bona fide members. There have been sent 

 out from Mr. Estel's office this year about sixteen hundred letters. 

 Mr. Barney also sent out about sixteen hundred. I sent out nearly 

 the same from my home to the dairymen of the state, and in re- 

 sponse to that effort, we have something like 250 who have taken 

 out membership and nearly all of these are dairymen. 



I think that we have received at my home something like be- 

 tween 220 and 230 memberships. These are for the most part from 

 dairymen who feel thta it is to their interest to build the member- 

 ship of the Iowa State Dairy Association up to the number re- 

 quired to receive the appropriation that has been given us by the 

 state. You know Mr. Estel and his assistant are paid from that 

 fund, and you men are nearly all in close touch with the work that 

 has been done and it has been mighty effective, especially in the 

 southern part of the state and we cannot afford ta allow our mem- 

 bership to dwindle. 



We have something over 464 creameries in the state of Iowa. 

 There are eighty-four tubs of butter exhibited here this year and 

 that means eighty-four buttermakers out of the' 464 who are en- 

 titled to a membership in the Iowa State Dairy Association. 



I want to urge upon you the necessity of every butter-maker in 

 the state of Iowa taking out a membership. It costs you a dollar 

 and it is a dollar mighty Avell spent, and I certainly hope that if 

 there are any buttermakers here who have not a membership be- 

 fore you leave, you will take one, because we certainly need your 

 help. 



Mr. Stephenson : We will at this time have the privilege of 

 listening to Mr. Barney, our State Dairy Commissioner. 



ADDRESS BY MR. BARNEY. 



Now I am not going to keep you a great while. I believe I am 

 the man who said that I thought that people would rath^^r look at 



