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this is not confined alone to the manufacture of butter but should 

 apply to cheese and all dairy products. These are matters of importance. 

 There are a great many methods that were used years a^o that will not 

 do today, and I venture the assertion that if a member of our associa- 

 tion who is engaged in the business now will drop out for ten years 

 and not have anything to do with it, and then come back, he would 

 say, "I would not believe it possible the progress that has been made". 



It Is absolutely necessary to keep preaching the necessity of whole- 

 some and cleanly work in all the departments of the dairy every day 

 of the year, to hold these meetings and exchange views so as to carry 

 on the business in a profitable manner to all interested. It must not 

 be profitable alone to the manufacturer but must be profitable to the 

 man producing the raw product, and unless we take an interest in 

 those matters the business will soon go into decay. 



We have heard the hearty welcome from the mayor of the city of 

 Cedar Kapids and to receive a welcome from such a city as he has 

 described is a matter of great honor and should command the thanks 

 of everybody, and therefore, in behalf of the Iowa State Dairy Associa- 

 tion, I return many thanks to the honored mayor and citizens of Cedar 

 Rapids for the twofold welcome that has been extended to this associa- 

 tion. I thank you for your attention. 



The Chairman : The next on this evening's program is a 

 reading by Miss Inez Jackson, of Cedar Rapids. 



The Chairman: We will next have the report of the 

 Secretary. 



SECRETARY'S REPORT OF THE IOWA STATE DAIRY 

 ASSOCIATION, 1905. 



Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: I have the honor to 

 submit to you the following report in connection with last year's 

 business : 



Balance on hand at last report $ 63.20 



Received from contributions 805.00 



Received from advertising 207.50 



Received from membership 230.00 



Received from Treasurer, F. A. Leighton 569.81 



^Received from the sale of butter and tubs 962.47 



Total receipts $2,837.98 



