10 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Completing Tuesday's Program. 



Committees on resolutions and memberships were appoint- 

 ed, after which short addresses were made by Judge John Lynch 

 of Olney, and others. 



S. B. Shilling, of Chicago, spoke at the opening of the Tues- 

 day afternoon session and gave the dairymen excellent doctrine 

 to be put into practice. 



Hugh G. Van Pelt, in charge of the dairy extension work in 

 Iowa, took from the exhibit a Holstein cow, placed her on the 

 stage and pointed out for the edification of the audience the 

 points that distinguish the dairy animal. He then brought in 

 turn the representatives of the different classes exhibited before 

 the audience, described each animal and awarded the ribbons. 

 This was an extremely interesting session. 



Tuesday evening, E. Davenport, dean of the College of 

 Agriculture, University of Illinois, lectured on the needs of the 

 college. He pointed out how present means were inadequate to 

 meet the demands for agricultural knowledge in the state. 



The citizens entertained the members of the Association, 

 after Tuesday evening's lecture, at the Elk's club rooms. Hot 

 roast beef, cheese, coffee, etc., were served, and, by the way of 

 entertainment, several vaudeville sketches were given. 



Wednesday a Big Day. 



The Wednesday morning session was opened by A. J. 

 Glover, of Ft. Atkinson, Wis., who discussed dairying in its rela- 

 tion to soil fertility. Mr. Glover reduced his talk to short words 

 and phrases, adding to its interest and making the subject clear 

 to all. It was a plain but convincing presentation of the subject 

 and had an audience room crowded with eager listeners. 



At the afternoon session, J. E. Dorman discussed silos and 

 and ensilage. Dr. A. T. Peters, of the Illinois State Board of 

 Live Stock Commissioners, discussed diseases of the udder, and 

 W. W. Marple, of Muncie, Ind., gave an excellent address, re- 

 lating mainly to the care of milk. 



