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way discourages the development of dairying to the highest de- 

 gree should be punished by eternal ostracism from the arena of 

 politics, foj my opinion today is exactly opposite to that of the 

 boy who was one of a family of ten children and who was called 

 into his mother's room one morning to welcome the advent of the 

 eleventh. He looked at the little fellow intently and with a seri- 

 ous expression for a while, when his father said, "What do you 

 think of it?" He answered, "Well, I can think of a good many 

 things we need worse." I am honest when I tell you I can think 

 of nothing Illinois needs worse than the dairy cow. 



Kentucky boasts of its beautiful women, fast horses, good 

 whiskey and a legion of colonels ; Missouri and Iowa of corn 

 and beef cattle ; Kansas and Nebraska are noted for alfalfa and 

 wind, and Colorado for cantaloupes and. Socialists. California 

 and Florida's greatest claim is orange groves, lemon orchards and 

 salubrious climate, and Washington heralds to the world its great- 

 est attractions, potatoes and prunes. Minnesota raises its voice 

 as pre-eminent for wheat, and Georgia, the Carolinas and Texas 

 swell with pride because of their cotton. Mississippi, raises 

 cane ; while Louisiana's prominent crop is rice. Ohio is arro- 

 gant over its crop of presidential timber, and Virginia and Ten- 

 nessee because of their cigar wrappers and high grade chewing 

 tobacco. Vermont's claim to a place on the map is pumpkin 

 pies and maple syrup. Pennsylvania became notorious through 

 her coal fields and New York for the production of apples, hops, 

 cream separators and United States senators. Rhode Island 

 crows over its greatest industry, poultry raising and Connecticut 

 has a copyright on wooden nutmegs. New Jersey's banner crop 

 is watermelons and mosquitos while Maryland's pride is oysters 

 and peaches. Massachusetts is the home of cotton mills and cul- 

 ture ,and Arkansas of tall timber and travelers. Indiana is fa- 

 mous for hooppoles and poets and Wisconsin for cranberries and 

 beer. Michigan for grapes and salt ; Maine builds ships and 

 harbors them on the coast that made it famous. p Delaware 

 abounds in sweet potatoes and fish, while New Hampshire comes 

 to the front with isinglass and soapstone. We think of all these 



