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ing states in the United States. If we could take tlie value of every 

 milch cow in the state of Iowa today, if we could take the value of 

 every two and three year old heifer in the state of Iowa, if we could 

 take the value of every creamery and its equipment and add that to it, 

 then take the value of every hand separator in the state, and the pro- 

 ducts in the shape of butter, cheese, milk, cream and by products and 

 add them all together, we would have an array of figures that in their 

 magnitude would be startling, and would so far overshadow any other 

 line of agricultural interests in the state today that it would sink 

 into insignificance. Yet Iowa is the only state that, with all this great 

 magnitude of industry, does not receive any kind of state aid at the 

 hands of the state legislature. I wish my voice were loud enough 

 to be heard in every part of the state of Iowa tonight (Applause) ; 

 I wish it were shrill enough to penetrate to every member of the 

 legislature before going to Des Moines this winter so it would cause 

 them to investigate the magnitude of this industry, to compare the 

 state of Iowa with Minnesota where there ai^e eight inspectors and an 

 annual appropriation from the legislature of ?2,000; to compare with 

 Wisconsin where there are the same number of inspectors and where 

 they receive the same state aid. I wish they would compare the state 

 of Iowa with the state of Missouri, the s ate of Michigan or any other 

 state in the Union today. Every comparison would cause them to hang 

 their heads with shame for the negligence of past legislators upon 

 this question. I wish I could reach the home of every man in the 

 state that milks a cow that would induce him to demand of his mem- 

 ber of Congress that he vote to grant assistance to an association that 

 has been as instrumental, that in fact was the foundation of the dairy 

 industry in the state of Iowa thirty years ago and since that time has 

 been the greatest factor in the spreading of the doctrine of good dairy- 

 ing. I have been in earnest over this question. I have been forced 

 to take a rather dark view of the situation for the coming winter. I 

 believe that such action should be taken in the shape of a resolution 

 appealing to the members of the legislature and that every member 

 should receive a copy of it. I believe we should go on record before 

 this meeting adjourns for, as I said, I do not believe we are in a good 

 position to acquire this. 



Those of you who v/ere with us when we were fighting to secure 

 the appropriation at Ames know that there was a feeling of antagonism 

 aroused there. You know the bitterest fight of all was two years ago 

 for the appropriation for the Ames dairy school, and I feel, having 

 been there, that this leaves us at a disadvantage in trying to secure 

 anything for the reason that the same members compose the legisla- 

 ture that did two years ago. I believe this should inspire us and that 

 we should get after them harder than ever before to secure an appro- 

 priation. 



Now I don't want any misapprehension to go out regarding the 

 remarks I have made regarding the dairy school. The fact is the Iowa 

 State Dairy Association has invariably taken a back seat when it came 

 to securing those things. We know we need the dairy school at Ames 



