22 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Tuesday Afternoon, January ioth, 



PRESIDENTS ANNUAL ADDRESS, 



G. H. GURLER. 



You will pardon me for reading my address. I am not especialy gifted 

 with the power of oratory, and I am sorry to say that the little ability I may 

 have had in that line, I have neglected. 



Again the rapid flight of time has brought around another year, and we 

 have gathered here in the beautiful city of Galesburg, to hold the Twenty- 

 fifth Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Dairymen's Association. 



I am proud to say that we have on our program many of the best dairy 

 and creamery men of this state, and both ladies and gentlemen from neigh- 

 boring states with national reputati ons. 



I wish to urge that, in the discussions of subjects and papers that come 

 before this meeting, we be practical, and avoid long-spun theories that are 

 of no value, and mislead those who read our reports. These reports are read 

 by many who do not attend our meetings. 



Let us bear in mind that our work at this meeting is not for profes- 

 sional farmers, dairymen, and creamerymen, exclusively, but for beginners, 

 and young men and women, as well. 



I trust that all of you who have honored this society with your pres- 

 ence will derive some benefit from your attendance at this meeting, and 

 that not one of you will have occasi on to regret that you came. 



We come here to swap ideas with one another, to study each other's 

 methods, and to learn of the new dis coveries. 



