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FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION ILLINOIS 

 STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



Holding a dairy convention in a section of the state 

 notable for coal production appeared doubtful when sug- 

 gested, but the request for the meeting was so strongly 

 backed by the business men of Harrisburg, that doubt was 

 removed. And the business men made good on all their 

 representations with the result that the Fifty-third Annual 

 Convention of the State Dairy Association was a remarkable 

 success and no doubt will bring to that section of the state 

 the benefits expected from such a meeting. 



The convention was held Tuesday, Wednesday and 

 Thursday, Jan. 11, 12 and 13, 1927. It opened Tuesday 

 with a parade of dairy cattle in the exhibit, the parade be- 

 ing headed by the Junior High School band. Following the 

 parade Mayor Patterson gave an address of welcome to 

 which Chas. Foss of Freeport, 111., a director of the asso- 

 ciation, responded. 



Response to the Address of Welcome by the Mayor of 

 Harrisburg to the Illinois State Dairy Meeting, January 11, 

 1927, by Chas. Foss. 



I am sure that every visiting member of the Illinois 

 State Dairymen's association highly appreciates the hearty 

 welcome which has just been extended to us by Honorable 

 Mr. Patterson, mayor of your city and I feel highly honored 

 to be called upon to respond to this address. 



The membership of the Illinois State Dairyrtien's Asso- 

 ciation is composed of dairy farmers and others who are in 

 any way interested in dairy farming, either as manufactur- 

 ers of dairy products or dairy utensils as well as members 

 of the faculty of our state university and state department 

 of agriculture at Springfield. 



The object of this association is to bring to the dairy 

 farmer the latest and best information that is available 

 on the subject of economic milk production. While it has 



