18 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



BEGINNING IN DAIRYING 



Mr. O'Hair and friends from neighboring states: 



It was with much pleasure that I accepted Mr. Caven*g 

 invitation to come down here and speak to you. Outside of 

 Chicago, I have attended but few meetings in Illinois. We 

 on the outside never figure that Chicago i§ in Illinois. We 

 consider Chicago as just the United States and really do 

 not feel like we are in Illinois when we get to Chicago. 



I was brought up in Missouri, worked there for a good 

 long while and spent some time in Indiana. It has always 

 been my ambition to work in what we call a real dairy state, 

 such as Northern Illinois or Michigan. I am in Michigan 

 now and what is known as one of the real dairy states as 

 far as dairy products are concerned. I thought perhaps 

 that when I got into Michigan around some of our milk cen- 

 ters I would find real efficient dairymen. I did find some, 

 but the number of inefficient and careless dairymen was far 

 in excess of what I had expected. However, you will find 

 poor dairymen wherever you go. 



Now, Mr. Craven asked me to give a general talk on 

 this question of dairying and I hardly know where to begin 

 or leave off. I am not here to entertain you. I am liable to 

 talk for any amount of time and hope Mr. O'Hair will stop 

 me if I take too much time. 



Milk and milk products is a big business and we ought 

 to try to make the most out of it. A lot of people are con- 

 cerned today about there being an over-production of dairy 

 products in the country. I do not believe there is an over- 

 production, but I think there is something else wrong and 

 am not prepared to say what it is. 



I believe in organizations of one kind or another — or- 

 ganizations for the right thing, not only of dairy, but dairy- 

 men and business and consumer to solve these problems. 

 I am going to talk on the subject of organization a little bit 

 this morning. Professor Caldwell has said a good many 

 things about the general beginning of dairying and I am 

 going to talk about some of the older things. 



