TRANSACTIONS 



OF THE 



EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 



OF THE 



Iffinois State Dairymen's Association 



HELD AT 



Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, 



February 24-26, 1892. 



The convention commenced its regular sessions at 

 2:30 P.M., February 24th, 1892; President Johnson in 

 the chair. 



The Rev. Mr. Delano offered prayer as follows: 



"Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, we look up to 

 Thee this afternoon and adore and acknowledge Thee 

 as the Creator of the universe. Thou hast made all 

 things, the earth in which we dwell, Thou hast created 

 and blessed us, Thou hast surrounded us by a perfect 

 succession of laws that govern our universe. Thou 

 hast hid in the bosom of the earth all those seeds and 

 plants and ores that are for our well-being here. Thou 

 art our Father and the Giver of every good and perfect 

 gift. We come to Thee and look up to Thee and 

 acknowledge Thy Hand in the affairs of time and life. 



" Our Father, we come to thee this afternoon and we 

 thank Thee for the blessings that have attended us as 



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