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year, and this advancement is largely due to the untiring efforts 

 of Mr. Van Pelt and his assistant, Mr. E. S. Estel. Mr. Van Pelt 

 retired from office on July 1st and Mr. Estel was elected to the 

 office of State Dairy Expert by the state dairy board. In view 

 of the fact that there is such a good work being done through 

 the expert's office it is self evident that each and every member 

 of the Iowa State Dairy Association should get busy and do all 

 that he can to try and get this appropriation increased at the 

 next session of our legislature. I would like to see a bill intro- 

 duced for $15,000 for this work in place of $7,500, the amount 

 appropriated at the present biennial period, and I believe that 

 were such a bill introduced we could get it passed if all our 

 members would urge our respective representatives and senators 

 to support such a bill. Now my advice to yon members is to 

 boost all that you possibly can next winter when the legislature 

 is in session. 



I want to especially thank the buttermakers of the state for 

 so liberally contributing their exhibit of butter to this meeting. 

 I can truthfully say that I have never seen such a nice lot of 

 packages exhibited to any convention and I might further add 

 and I believe that the judges will bear me out in this that I 

 have never seen a better lot of butter exhibited at a contest. I 

 want to say to the buttermakers of Iowa that if you keep up 

 this good work that you are sure to land the banner at our next 

 National Creamery Buttermakers Association. 



I also desire at this time to thank the commission houses and 

 business houses of all kinds who have so liberally supported me 

 in trying to make this meeting a success, and now as the time 

 is rather limited this morning I will close. I thank you for your 

 kind attention. 



The Chairman : We will next listen to the report of the treas- 

 urer, Mr. E. T. Sadler: 



TREASURER'S REPORT. 

 RECEIPTS. 



Jan. 12, 1912— Received from Ex-Treasurer Odell. . $ 554.04 



Apr. 2, 1912— Dairy Cattle Congress, witti interest 1,030.00 



Apr. 6, 1912— Cedar Rapids Savings Bank, interest 22.98 



Jun. 15, 1912— Memberships by Estel 10.00 



Jun. 22, 1912— Memberships by Estel 16.00 



July 1, 1912— Memberships by Estel 8.00 



Aug. 17, 1912— Membership by Estel 28.00 



