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aristocracy, and yet I say to you, in all seriousness, that it gives 

 me a great pleasure to present today the undisputed claim this 

 noble animal has on each one of you. 



Her position might be illustrated by the story of the Irish- 

 man in New York who had imbibed too freely of his favorite 

 beverage and when he got on an elevated train in the evening to 

 go to his home, he was barely able to navigate. He found the 

 car crowded, so he took hold of a strap to support himself ,and 

 was swinging back and forth when he noticed in front of him a 

 distinguished looking gentleman with a plug hat apparently very 

 much interested in a newspaper he was reading, and alongside 

 of him was a cage containing a monkey. After taking in the 

 situation he addressed the man and referring to the monkey, he 

 said, "Has that gentleman paid his fare?" The man paid no 

 attention to him and he repeated, "Has that gentleman paid his 

 fare?" Then the man gave evidence of being annoyed, jerked 

 the cage up and set it on the floor, leaving the seat vacant, and 

 the Irishman swung into it. His head soon drooped and he be- 

 gan to doze. Finally the car made a sudden stop and woke him 

 up and he looked at the monkey a little while, then turned to the 

 man with the silk hat and said, "What is the nationality of that 

 gentleman?" The man thought he saw a good chance to crush 

 the Irishman and he said, "Part Irish and part monkey." But 

 the man who belonged to a people that are never lost for repartee 

 said, "He's kin to both of us, ain't he?" So it can be said of the 

 dairy cow's relation to the dairyman and the beef man. She is 

 a kin to both of them. She is more than this; she is a kin to 

 every phase of the commercial, industrial and social interests of 

 this great state. 



Two weeks ago I attended at Columbia, Missouri, many of 

 the exercises incident to Farmers' week. This is an annual event 

 and all of the different agricultural interests are represented, and 

 at this time the different organizations and associations held their 

 meetings. There was an elaborate program in each department. 

 On the front cover of the general program that was sent out 

 there was the picture of a handsome team of mules and under- 



