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AUXILIARY MEETINGS. 



During the year seven auxiliary or one day meetings were 

 held, besides the annual State convention of three days at Clinton. 



The year before was the first of these auxiliary meetings 

 on the part of the association and the results the first year were 

 gratifying. But this year's meetings were successful beyond ex- 

 pectation, and the officers hope the coming year to hold more of 

 these meetings and thus reach a still greater number of dairymen. 



The meetings at Union and Marengo were held March 15,at 

 Union in the forenoon and Marengo in the afternoon. The 

 speakers for the association were Dr. Wright, State Veterina- 

 rian; W. W. Marple, of Chicago, and J. P. Mason, of Elgin. 

 The hall was crowded at Union, but rain in the afernoon inter- 

 fered somewhat with the meeting at Marengo. Both, however, 

 were successful. 



The meeting at Limestone April 7 was very well attended. 

 It was in charge of J. F. Sanmann, of Savanna, and the speakers 

 were Dr. Wright, State Veterinarian; Dr. Scott, of Peoria, and 

 Prof. C. E. Lee, of Illinois University dairy department. 



The meetings at Sigel, Effingham, Montrose and Altamont 

 were in charge of A. F. Jansen, of Effingham, and his reports of 

 these meetings follow : 



MEETING AT EFFINGHAM, MARCH 31, 1909. 



Meeting called to order by W. Hirtzel, president of the Ef- 

 fingham County Dairy Association. Secretary H. Goldstein read 

 report and minutes of last meeting. A. F. Jansen was introduced 

 to make a report of State Dairy Convention at Clinton. After 

 giving a report of the convention in detail and calling attention 

 to the necessity of considering the tuberculosis situation, Mr. Jan- 



