but Prof. Henry stated the other day that the 

 average value of the butter eaten in this country is 

 nearly twice as much as that of the bread. The 

 market price of wheat in Chicago is known all over the 

 civilized world. Illinois butter, or Elgin butter, as it 

 is called, is quoted and known all over the United 

 States and governs the price, and the dairy products of 

 this State can not be put behind. We must be the 

 leading State in this matter, and we must go before the 

 State Board of Agriculture and show them just what 

 we want and why we want it and why it is for the 

 interests of the State for them to do more for the dairy 

 interest than any other interest in the State. 



Mr. Willson: The chairman that I spoke of said 

 that their meeting would be held, I think, the first week 

 in April, and our plans should be brought forward before 

 them at that meeting. 



The Chairman: It is already late and we will 

 postpone the further discussion of this question till 

 to-morrow. 



Question put to the house and carried. 

 . Mr. Dexter moved appointment of the committee 

 mentioned in the report. Motion seconded and carried. 



Music, Male Quartette. 



Reading, William Curtis, Kewanee. 



The president appointed the following named gentle- 

 men as the committee on nominations: A. B. Hostetter, 

 D. C. Woolverton, H. B. Gurler. 



Committee on Membership: Frank Good, M. W. 

 Tibbetts, Webb Wedge, Warren Lester and Captain 

 Murchison. 



Committee on Resolutions: Prof. Farrington, Mrs. 

 Frank Good, Hon. Jonathan Periam. 



Committee on Implements: Mr. Moses, J. S. Seeley 

 and Mr. Bowen. 



