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office three years ago for the purpose of bringing those w^n out. 

 Now I wish to say that if I could g«t as much interest among 

 the dairymen of this state as the buttermakers seem to have 

 in this association, we would have one of the strongest organiza- 

 tions in this whole country. 



I have just one request to make of the buttermakers present 

 here today. When you go home this year I would like to have 

 you all take it upon yourselves to pick out one or two men who 

 are your best patrons and own some of your best cows, and say 

 "Here, Charlie, John or George, come down to the Iowa State 

 Dairymen's Association with me next year." I have made some 

 effort along those lines but I have not been able to get oui a 

 number I would like to see present, and I believe that if we 

 could enlist the buttermakers we would be doing great good. 

 Certainly I do not see that the dairymen or buttermakers could 

 gain anything by being separated. Certainly the dairymen 

 would not come out if they were separated from the butter- 

 making part of the convention. If the buttermakers will take 

 just this little interest, I believe that we can get out a large 

 number of dairymen hereafter. 



I thank you again, gentlemen, for the office. 



The Chairman : The next election is to fill the office of 

 Secretary. Who will you have for your secretary for the com- 

 ing year? 



Mr. Nietert : I take pleasure in presenting the name of 

 Mr. P. H. Kieffer for the succeeding year. 



Nomination duly seconded. 



Mr. Dailey : I move that the rules of the association be 

 suspended and that the chairman cast the vote of the associa- 

 tion for Mr. Kieffer as secretary. 



Motion duly seconded and carried, and the vote of the associa- 

 tion being cast, Mr. Kieffer was declared elected secretary of 

 the association. 



