ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 245 



THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION 



Mr. Glover: — Air. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: I 

 presume this is the first time in the history of the Farmers' Insti- 

 tute of Illinois that you ever had live specimens at your meeting, 

 to be judged and compared. You have seen pictures that have 

 been painted, photographs, and other reproductions, but today 

 we are here to present to you living specimens of dairy cows that 

 have been bred for generations for dairy purposes. The question 

 so often arises, Is there any difference between the dairy cow 

 and the beef animal or dual purpose animal, and if so, what lb 

 that difference? In the beginning, undoubtedly all cattle were 

 of the same stock, springing from one common ancestry. But 

 by generations of breeding, and by milking and choosing them 

 for that particular thing, the dairy cow has developed into a 

 class that has a type of its own. 



And what is that type? That is what we wish to discuss 

 this afternoon. Now, we have two different breeds before us. 

 \Ye have on this side two Jersey cows, that have been kindly 

 brought here by Air. Higginbotham (or by Air. Story, who is 

 the manager of Air. Higginbotham's farm) out of courtesy to 

 the farmers of the state. On the other side is a Holstein animal, 

 owned by Air. Graham, who likewise has taken the trouble to 

 load her into his wagon and bring her here this afternoon, that 

 you may study these animals. One other variety, a Red Poll, 

 will be here later. I am only sorry that we have not all the dairy 

 breeds ; but because the others are not here, it is not any evidence 

 that they are of no use. But these seemed to be handiest, and 

 these cows seemed to be trained for this occasion, and therefore 

 we have these animals to examine here this afternoon. 



You saw the pictures that were exhibited here yesterday by 

 Air. Grout. You noticed their long and rectangular forms, and 

 width of back ; their large fore and hind quarters. The function 



