THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL CONVENTION. 21 



matter" I believe their wife's health would not have been seriously 

 affected. They would have seen better ways to produce and mar- 

 ket their dairy products. 



And in this connection I wish to remind you of the short 

 course on Dairying given at one Experiment Station. The 

 young and old cannot afford to miss this educational course. If 

 you cannot go, send one of the boys. 



In behalf of this Association I wish at this time to thank 

 Mr. Sudendorf for his earnest and painstaking efforts to make 

 this meeting a success, and I sincerely hope his new creamery, 

 located in your city, will be a success. The farmers and Dairy- 

 men of this locality are extremely fortunate in having such a 

 market for their cream and milk, and I hope you will all support 

 him. 



I wish to thank our Secretary and Board of Directors for 

 their hearty support during the past year. Many hard problems 

 have been undertaken and through their earnest co-operation we 

 have been successful. 



At the State Fair, they have arranged for permanent head- 

 quarters where the dairymen can meet with one another and be- 

 come better acquainted with the improved methods of conductng 

 the dairy business. There is no formal program, but a Getting- 

 together place. Next year there will be a tent, or maybe a build- 

 ing erected there for us. Come and bring your friends. We 

 served a light lunch to the dairymen last year, and they seemed 

 to enjoy it. 



Mr. Caven has a list of the committees he will read. On 

 Membership Committee: 



Mr. Fred Zeigler, Clinton, 111. 

 Mr. S. J. VanKuren, Chicago, 111. 

 Mr. M. Pervis, Chicago, 111. 

 Mr. Chas. Gilkerson, Marengo, 111. 

 Mr. W. Sudendorf, Clinton, 111. 



