24 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Every dairyman I have talked with feels the same way, in regard 

 to it . 



In this connection you should make known your wishes as 

 to your official connection with future appropriations for dairy 

 work at the University, which includes field work ; the dairy 

 clause in the last two appropriation bills ends as follows : " Pro- 

 vided that the work undertaken and outlined in this section shall 

 be carried out on lines to be agreed upon by the Director of the 

 Agricultural Experiment Station and an advisory committee of 

 five to be appointed by the Illinois Dairymen's Association." To 

 prevent any misunderstanding in regard to our responsibility. I 

 would suggest this clause be left off, in future bills. Our advice, 

 if needed, can be just as freely given. 



Dairy Breeders in Show. 



I would again call the attention of breeders of dairy cattle 

 to the fact that it would be to their interest to have a class in the 

 Annual Live Stock Show at Chicago, and I believe a combined 

 effort on their part would secure it. Such a department, with 

 Col. Mills, of Springfield, in charge of it, would be a great at- 

 traction and mutually helpful. 



The work of Supt. Auten at the State Fair should be en- 

 couraged and it will become one of the principal attractions 

 there. The State Board of Agriculture should put a large 

 refrigerator across the end of the dairy building put the butter 

 display in charge of E. Sudendorf of Clinton, 111., or Mr. Hunt of 

 Hebron, 111., and thus get it on a higher and larger plane than 

 heretofore. 



In arranging for your appropriation, have in mind funds 

 for a field secretary who could be among the dairymen of the 

 state all the time, working in their interests and could be quite 

 useful to the University also; would it not be legitimate for 

 them to spend part of their appropriation that way? I do not 

 want to increase appropriations, for while the people have elected 

 a new governor by a safe majority, his administration should not 

 be handicapped in that way. 



