182 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



we have mentioned some of the evil effects of untidy surround- 

 ings. 



It has been said that you can tell the character of people by 

 their surroundings; that the general appearance of the home in- 

 dicated what the people were that occupied it. We do not 

 think it necessarily follows that good butter is made on every 

 farm that is neat and tidy, for skill, time and proper conven- 

 iences are also necessary. But we do believe that every farm 

 where fine butter is made is neat and kept up in good shape. 

 That there will be good fences, neat house and out buildings, 

 comfortable stables, neat barn yard and well kept lawn. Fine 

 butter can come from no other place, any more than misery 

 could come from heaven or happiness from the lower regions. 



ADDRESS. 



BY GEORGE W. LINN, CHICAGO, ILLS. 



It is an unexpected pleasure that I am here. I have been 

 at Rockford all the early part of the week, trying there to do 

 work that would be beneficial to the dairymen and their inter- 

 ests. I am glad to be here because we are all interested in the 

 same things. I have been a long time interested in trying tO' 

 secure legislation in the interests of the dairymen and now I 

 want to see that law enforced. I am so much interested in this 

 question that it seems to me that it should be pushed to the 

 front at every such convention, although one has only to sit here 

 and listen awhile to realize how many other important things 

 are connected with the industry. 



