1« ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



bership, until today it has a membership controlling- factories in 

 not only our own state, but in the adjoining territory, which has 

 produced in the thirty years, 634,283,516 pounds of butter; 

 107,808,701 pounds of cheese, of a total value of $158,311,202. 



Coming down to present day statistics, we find for 1901, the 

 members of the Elgin Board produced 44,763,486 pounds of 

 butter; 6,840,415 pounds of cheese, with a total value of $10,- 

 011,510. For 1902, 45,121,360 pounds of butter, 5,847,400 

 pounds of cheese; of a total value of $11,355,570. For 1903, 

 46,294,471 pounds of butter, 4,177,407 pounds of cheese; total 

 value of $10,979,951. 



The average price of butter on the Elgin Board of Trade f< >r 

 the years named ; 1901,24.5; 1902,28.5; 1903,24.5; 1904, 

 21.8. 



These figures, while they are large, do not take into account 

 the value of the farms upon which the cows are kept, nor the 

 establishments and their appliances, in which the butter and 

 cheese are manufactured. 



Now, Mr. Mayor, with these figures you can appreciate 

 somewhat of the enthusiasm with which the members of this 

 association take hold of their work. You can understand from 

 these figures that we are doing large things in connection with 

 the dairy industry, that we are furnishing the people with pro- 

 ducts which they all desire to have, and are a very considerable 

 factor in the every day commercial and business life of this coun- 

 try. 



We shall appreciate in the proper spirit, your very hearty 

 welcome, and enjoy the hospitality you have offered us in such 

 a way as to make our visit profitable and useful not only to the 

 citizens of Rockford, but to the association as well. Thank you. 



The President : — I see that I have put another Elgin man 

 down for a paper this afternoon, but it seems to me our program 

 is quite long and I wonder if it would not do to let that report go 

 into the paper and you can read it. What do you say, gentle- 



