300 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



said meeting, at least ten days prior thereto. The deposit of such a 

 notice in the postofRce. addressed to such members, shall be considered 

 a compliance with this requirement. 



All special meetings shall be called in the same manner, and the 

 object of the meeting shall be stated. 



FRIDAY AFTKRXOOX. 

 XovEMBKR 20, 1902. 



The President : Ladies, CTeiitlemen and Boys — that is Btit- 

 ter-Makers : I want to say to yoti l^efore we commence otu" ex- 

 ercises this afternoon (I am sorry there are not more btitter- 

 makers here, l^nt having 1)een at one time a butter-maker myself, 

 I know the conditions the iDoys ha\-e to laljor under, and I knew, 

 when we liad so many l^utter-makers here the iirst day of the meet- 

 ing that we coukl not expect a very Large crowd the kist day, be- 

 cause their duties require that tliey shall ije at liome at least by this 

 time), but I want to say that on the first day I requested that the 

 butter-makers would not take advantage of the liberality (I might 

 say) of the executive committee in admitting them to the butter- 

 room in classes, and I feel that the}- have not done so. 



I feel that so far as it has been possible they are loyal to us, 

 and I want to say, boys, I thank you and I am proud of you. 

 I am proud of you for more reasons than one; I am proud of 

 you for the loyalty you have manifested to the dairymen and to 

 our association, and I am proud of you, and J want to thank you, 

 for the way you l)acked up the (;fficers of this association at this 

 meeting. 



\\^e have established a precedent. \\> have had more Initter 

 on exhibition in tlie State of Iowa, notwithstanding the disad- 

 vantages under which we ha\'e labored, than has ever been ex- 

 hibited here before. Another thing I am proud of is the fact 

 that the average score is over 92 — 92.33, and Professor McKay 

 tells me that it is as fine a lot (^f l;utter as he has ever scored at 

 this time of year. And, I want to say further that Mr. Crude, 

 the gentleman who l^ought the butter, tc^ld me today that he 

 considered it the finest lot of butter he ever purchased ^t a' con- 

 vention. I do not know how much this may mean, not knowing 



