2/4 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 



I have the same interest in that I have always had, we want the ap- 

 propriation and we ought to have it, and I do not believe we ought to 

 give up trying to get it. We have Brother Newberry interested in it 

 and I want to say that whenever we wanted anything in the dairy line in 

 the state of Iowa we went to him to get it for us and he has never turned 

 us down, but we have him at our convention for the first time and I hope 

 we can impress him with the value of this association to the dairy industry 

 of Iowa so that he will go to work at the next session, with the help that 

 we can give him, and see if we cannot get that $1,500 we need so badly. 

 We need it and we are all interested in getting it. We need this money 

 and we all know it and it is a surprise to me that the state does not see 

 it and if it were not for the enthusiasm and the energy of the dairymen 

 of Iowa this association would have been dead long ago from lack of 

 support. It is a credit to the dairymen and Iowa that we have been able 

 to keep it up and depend only on our own resources to keep it going. 

 While I do not wish to cast any reflections on any other state, the people 

 from the state where my competitor is located feel awfully proud of their 

 record, but they have ten men going over the state all the time, preaching 

 the doctrine of good dairying and the state furnishes the money for this 

 work. It is the best investment the state of Minnesota every appropriated 

 money for, and the only thing I can feel ashamed of tonight is the fact 

 that the legislators of the state of Iowa cannot see that they are denying 

 assistance to the best industry in the state, an industry that would put 

 more dollars into the pockets of the people of the state than anything 

 else in the state. 



The Chairman : I am very glad we called on Mr. Shilling, and 

 I do not believe that there is anyone here that will regret it. We 

 have another old war horse with us and, as it is not very late, 

 I will call on Mr. P. H. Kieffer to address us for a few minutes. 



Mr. Kibffer: Mr. Chairman, I heartily thank you for this 

 recognition and I can tell you truthfully from the bottom of my 

 heart that I was glad to get onto Iowa soil, glad to meet the boys 

 here tonight. I shall remain with you during the convention 

 and know that I will enjoy it. Everybody looks natural to me 

 and I want to congratulate you upon the large gathering that 

 you have for the first night. I think it is the largest that we have 

 ever had at an Iowa State dairy meeting. I think you have done 

 well and I congratulate you all for being here. 



Meeting adjourned until 10 a. m. Thursday. 



THURSDAY MORNING SESSION. 



Meeting called to order at 10 :30 a. m. by President Barney. 



The Chairman : The first business to be taken up this morning 

 is election of officers. The first office to be filled is that of your 

 president. Nominations are now in order. 



