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period of calving and also of the anticipatory processes to 

 producing a calf. All those things come in as considerations, 

 and are likely to involve us in error. Then, as our professor 

 in charge studies up these questions, he finds them multiply- 

 ing on his hands, and he is not so full of faith that he will 

 be able to settle them as he was when we set him at work. 

 But, notwithstanding all these difficulties, we propose to 

 see if we cannot get something out of it that will settle these 

 questions. As dairymen, we do believe that we do not feed 

 our cows so but that by feeding them better we can get not 

 only more milk but get better milk, — get more butter, or 

 more solids, more fat. That is what we believe as dairymen, 

 and we will not object to scientists showing that that is so. 



Mr. Wake. We have had the attendance of the Governor 

 of Wisconsin here, and his lectures have been of such a 

 character that I have no doubt this audience feels full of 

 enthusiasm with regard to the dairy. I observe that he is 

 about leaving the hall. Now, friends, let us speed him on 

 his way with three cheers. 



[The audience rose and gave three hearty cheers for 

 Governor Hoard.] 



Governor Hoard. I am very much obliged to the gentle- 

 man, and to the response which has been made to him in 

 these kindly utterances of good-fellowship. I will respond 

 by giving to you the sentiment that an old Irish woman gave 

 me one time, when I had given her a half-dollar. She said : 

 " May the Lord God take a likin' to yez, but not too soon." 



Mr. Fitch. I should not rise to speak again, after hav- 

 ing occupied several moments of your time, were it not that 

 during the past year I have had from my position perhaps 

 the best opportunity to test these matters in regard to milk 

 of any man in either of the two States of Massachusetts and 

 New Hampshire. It happened in this way. The State 

 Board of Health of Massachusetts were in doubt as to 

 whether they should recommend to the Legislature a lower- 

 ing of the milk standard from thirteen to some other per 

 cent. The secretary of that Board talked with me about it, 

 and he wanted to know if I had any data. I showed him 

 what I had, and asked him if I might bring him samples at 

 any time, so that he might see them for himself. He said 



