THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION. 11 



Dean Russell, of the College of Agriculture, University of 

 Wisconsin, spoke Wednesday morning, taking for his subject 

 the economical side of this tuberculosis problem. The dean is a 

 recognized authority on this subject, not only in this country, but 

 wherever attention is given to this disease among cattle. 



The election was held Wednesday afternoon. It had been 

 announced in the program for Thursday, but the assurance that 

 the day would be crowded with other matters was the reason for 

 advancing the business session. 



Old officers were re-elected to the directory. Mr. Wiggins 

 declined to run again as president, he having served in that po- 

 sition five years, and J. P. Mason, of Elgin, was chosen presi- 

 dent, with Mr. Wiggins vice president. These, with John Lynch, 

 of Olney, E. Sudendorf, of Clinton, Joseph Newman, of Elgin, 

 Charles Gilkerson, of Marengo, and A. F. Jansen compose the 

 directory. 



Tuberculosis Demonstration. 



The tuberculosis demonstration was a complete success. 

 It was given at the plant of the Kerber Packing Company. 

 Special street cars took the crowd out to the plant at 9 130 a. m. 

 and full 500 saw the killing. Five animals, two that had not re- 

 acted to the tuberculin test and three that had reacted, were 

 killed. The two showed no signs of the disease; but in the case 

 of the three reacting cows there could be no doubt. The infected 

 parts were taken back to the Coliseum, where, in the afternoon 

 and before an audience of 1,000 or more, Dr. Scott, of Peoria, 

 who conducted the demonstration, made a statement of condi- 

 tions as found in the post mortem; then Dean Russell, of Wis- 

 consin College of Agriculture, took the platform to answer ques- 

 tions and kept the audience for two hours and a half. J. P. 

 Mason gave an address on profitable dairying, the committee on 

 resolutions reported, and prize winners in the contest were an- 

 nounced. This closed the convention, adjournment being taken 

 at 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon, with the audience space crowd- 

 ed and the whole Coliseum thronged with people. 



