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pointed to do. The field is great and large, and I am ashamed 

 to be compelled to state that other States, and younger States, 

 are far outreaching us in this line of work in assisting the dairy 

 interests and getting instructions into dairy sections as to the 

 betterment of their calling. The State of Iowa only furnishes a 

 few men, three with the dairy commissioner, and the second 

 man only recently. I will say that I have had some experience 

 in the creamery and butter business, for over twenty-five years 

 in the creamery business and for thirty-five years in the butter ■ 

 business, so I do not assume anything for myself, but I have a 

 meager knowledge of what proficiency, or what ability a man 

 should have who goes into the field for instruction. 



I have never, in my opinion, met a man that measures up to 

 Mr. Kieffer in point of ability, because he has a thorough ac- 

 quaintance, in a practical and scientific manner, with these 

 great interests, the manufacture of dairy products ; he has helped 

 so many patrons of the creamery and of the dairy ; he is well 

 poised in mind ; he is careful and well balanced. He realizes 

 every man's rights, no matter how high or low in wealth they 

 are all the same to him ; he realizes this is a field where they 

 have to do the work in a careful and systematic manner; he has 

 the ability to accomplish the desired end. When we have such 

 a man I am pleased to second the motion of our friend Went- 

 worth, to assist him all that is within our power, and it is within 

 our power to grant him this aid. 



Mr. Kieffer : Just one minute. I appreciate the kind words 

 that have been said, but the financial end of this association 

 will not stand for any increase in the secretary's salary. It is 

 getting harder for you to raise this contribution, and it is going 

 to put the office in a place where the best man may not be able 

 to get it; it is going to put it in a place where it may be a finan- 

 cial benefit to some one to work for it that would not be prop- 

 erly qualified, and in the end our association would suffer. I 

 think you have this salary as high as the association can afford 

 to pay, which is one hundred and fifty dollars. I know what it 

 is to raise these contributions and instead of contributions be- 

 coming larger every year, it is more difficult to raise and keep 

 up with the previous year. I have not figured it up, but I do 

 not think our contributions this year will quite tally up to a year 

 ago, still we have probably more money in the treasury ; but 

 this money in the treasury is money that belongs to the butter- 



