420 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



for the practical and valuable experiments which they are conducting at 

 the State Agricultural College at Ames, Iowa, for the use and benefit of 

 all dairymen. 



Recognizing the ability of Prof. C. F. Curtiss, Dean of the Iowa State 

 Agricultural College at Ames and the kind and liberal interest he is 

 taking in the dairy interests of the state, 



Resolved, That we take this opportunity to return our thanks for his 

 valuable and efficient service. Be it further 



Resolved That we extend our thanks to Prof. G. L. McKay, Profes- 

 sor of Dairying at the State Agricultural College at Ames, for his untir- 

 ing energy in behalf of the dairy industry of the state and his kind 

 and able assistance in the Twelve Months' Contest. 



Resolved, That the members of this association thank the legislature 

 of the State of Iowa for their appropriations for Dairy Building, 

 Dairy Farm, and a Dairy Herd for the Iowa State Agricultural Col- 

 lege. We earnestly believe that the experiments with the various 

 breeds to be conducted on the model dairy farm will be of very great prac- 

 tical benefit to the dairy farmers of this state. 



Resolved, That we desire to thank Hon. H. R. Wright, State Dairy 

 Commissioner, and his able assistants P. H. Kieffer, W. S. Smarzo and 

 W. E. Smith, for the Twelve Months' Scoring Contest which they have 

 been successfully conducting for raising the standard of Iowa dairy 

 products. 



Whereas, An All Wise Providence has removed from our midst our 

 beloved brother, Mr. Jos. Kolarick, and 



Whereas, We- deplore the great loss of our friend, who has been 

 actively and untiringly engaged in disseminating dairy knowledge to 

 all our people, therefore be it 



Resolved, That in the untimely death of Mr. .Joseph Kolarick the 

 press and the dairy interests have suffered an irreparable loss, and 

 we hereby extend our heart felt sympathy to his grief stricken family. 

 Be it further 



Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to his bereavea 

 family and the dairy press. 



Resolved, That we tender our thanks to Prof. Ernest A. Leo and 

 his able assistants, Agnes Kouba, Nellie Smith Richardson, Marie 

 Jonas, Luther Fuhrmeister and Inez Jackson for the acceptable render- 

 ing of choice selections of vocal and instrumental music and readings, 

 all of which were highly entertaining and added much to the pleasure 

 of this meeting. 



Resolved, That we desire to commend and endorse the work of 

 the National Dairy Union, an association organized for the sole purpoa.. 

 of suppressing frauds in all dairy products, and the encouragement 

 and promotion of all laws, both federal and state, for the protection 

 of all pure dairy products. 



Resolved, That we endorse the plan of holding local dairy meet- 

 ings, that we commend the efforts of those who have given their services 

 in this direction, and we urge that this plan be more widely extended. 



