226 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



The last speaker of the meeting was M. C. Began, superin- 

 tendent of Van Camp condensory at Effingham. That company 

 having a shipping station at Altamont, he spoke principally of 

 prevailing conditions and development of the dairy industry, 

 what effect it had on entire surrounding country. 



DAIRY MEETING AT MONTROSE, APRIL 2, 1909. 



Meeting called to order by A. F. Jansen, director, State 

 Dairy Association. Music by Montrose Band. First speaker 

 called upon was S. B. Shilling. He pointed out, in his usual con- 

 vincing, humorous way, the great benefit and advantage of ener- 

 getic, systematic dairy farming. He said that what it had done 

 in other localities, it could do here, and undoubtedly would if only 

 taken hold of in the right way. 



Prof. Carl E. Lee, of the State University, being introduced, 

 talked in a very impressive way about handling and taking care 

 of milk, as upon it depended to a great extent the quality of the 

 finished product, be it condensed milk, butter or cheese. From an 

 inferior raw material no first-class finished product could be 

 made. 



Third speaker at this meeting was M. B. Began. He spoke 

 in his usual captivating, jovial way, about how the farmers in the 

 greatest dairy state in the Union, had at first been very skeptical 

 about new methods and changes from the old way ; how they first 

 wanted "to watch and see," and how they are convinced and the 

 up-to-date dairymen are always studying to increase the profits of 

 their business. 



Uncle John Sligar, as he is familiarly called, was then intro- 

 duced. He spoke about his experience in former years in hand- 

 ling dairy cattle and of his boyhood days on the farm. 



