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made Jules Lumbard the friend of Abraham Lincoln endeared him to 

 each of us. 



Whereas, the general assembly of Iowa has not, heretofore, made appro- 

 priations for the purpose of indemnifying owners of stock found to be 

 diseased, and, whereas, destruction had been recommended by the veteri- 

 nary department of the state and, whereas, the members of the Iowa 

 State Dairy Association believe such a fund should be provided for such 

 purpose, be it 



Resolved, by the officers and members of the Iowa State Dairy Associa- 

 tion in annual convention assembled, that we favor the appropriation 

 of $50,000 annually or such part thereof as may be necessary to be used 

 by the animal health commission in such manner as may be determined 

 by the legislature for the purpose of indemnifying owners of domestic 

 animals attacked by contagious diseases, when in the opinion of the 

 state veterinarian and the animal health commission such animals should 

 be destroyed to prevent the further spread of such disease. Be it further 



Resolved, That the secretary be instructed to present a copy of this 

 resolution to the speaker of the house, and the president of the senate of 

 the 35th general assembly. 



W. B. Barney, 

 E. M. Wentworth, 

 L. S. Edwards. 



E. S. Estel, state dairy expert, made the following report, which 

 was approved: 



IOWA STATE DAIRY ASSOCIATION— THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS 

 ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 



Although dairying has been an important phase of Iowa agriculture 

 since its beginning, it has never until the past few years received that 

 encouragement which has developed other lines of farming. As a conse- 

 quence, the Iowa farmer and dairyman have been reluctant to accept im- 

 proved methods of dairy husbandry. 



The creamery interests have made much more rapid progress and to- 

 day are recognized among the most remunerative factories of Iowa. The 

 education of the buttermakers and creamery managers has received much 

 attention and their efficiency as manufacturers of butter is far in advance 

 of the methods used for the production of the raw product on the average 

 farm. Realizing that there was greater strength in co-operation than 

 there was in individual effort, the Iowa State Dairy Association was or- 

 ganized in 1877. This work, as in any other line, needed some definite 

 foundation, and as there was no large market for the raw products the 

 creamery was naturally the first to receive the attention of the organizers. 



The association gradually grew and acquired prestige until in 1909 it 

 had a membership of over 600 buttermakers, farmers and dairymen. At 

 that time it was realized that in the effort of advancing the manufacture 

 of butter, there was an important phase of dairying which had, to a great 

 extent, been overlooked, and if the dairy industry of Iowa was to continue 

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