10 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



CONVENTION AT CARBONDALE 



Geo. Caven, Secretary. 



From attendance of farmers and real interest on the 

 part of those present, the fifty-first annual convention of 

 Illinois State Dairymen's Association held at Carbondale 

 January 20, 21 and 22, 1925, was conspicuous. Starting 

 with a big attendance the opening day, the interest and 

 attendance increased, and held up to final adjournment. 



The convention was held at Southern Illinois State Uni- 

 versity, where the accommodations were excellent, and 

 where ample provision had been made to take care of the 

 crowd. 



The real work of the meeting began at 1 :30 p. m. Tues- 

 day, January 20, and had to do with the dairy cattle ex- 

 hibit. Several herds, besides the college herd, were on 

 exhibition. 



After an invocation. Prof. R. E. Muckleroy, head of the 

 Southern Illinois State University dairy department, de- 

 livered an address of welcome which was responded to by 

 S. J. Stanard, of Springfield. Pres. W. S. O'Hair then intro- 

 duced Prof. R. E. Caldwell, Waukegan, 111., who gave a 

 dairy cattle demonstration talk, taking different animals on 

 exhibition for examples to illustrate his ideas of dairy form 

 and type. 



Prof. Caldwell's audience consisted of farmers and 

 farmer girls and boys who were there to learn how to 

 judge dairy cattle and to participate in the judging which 

 followed the lecture. The speaker pointed out the various 

 characteristics of the good dairy type, told what consti- 

 tuted good performance and emphasized the influence of 

 good care and proper feeding of dairy cattle. 



As soon as the lecture was over those who were to 

 participate in the cattle judging were instructed as to the 

 rules, and the judging commenced. 



Prof. C. S. Rhode, University of Illinois, was to have 



