THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL CONVENTION. 303 



SECRETARY'S REPORT. 



Geo. Caven. 



With the auxiliary meetings, report of which appears else- 

 where, in addition to the annual convention, the association had 

 a busy year and one that shows gratifying results. 



Reports of the auxiliary meeting all told of successful 

 gatherings and at each place the hope was expressed that the 

 association would again favor the farmers in that vicinity with 

 another meeting. 



"\Ye also have received reports of the good resulting from 

 these meetings at each place. The results are seen in the grow- 

 ing interest in dairying, the building of silos, the additions to 

 herds and the ever growing interest in the study of cows with a 

 view of weeding out those that are not profitable. 



Clinton, where the annual convention was held last January, 

 is a striking example of good results attending the work of the 

 association. Those who were interested in starting a creamery 

 at Clinton figured that there would be nothing like an annual 

 convention of the State Dairymen's Association to arouse in- 

 terest. They, therefore, raised the necessary money for expenses 

 and made other arrangements that met the wishes of the officers 

 of the association. The creamery had been opened a short time 

 before the dates for the convention and at the time of the meet- 

 ing had only about fifteen patrons and made a very small amount 

 of butter. In June this creamery had over 100 patrons and 

 reached as high as 1,000 pounds of butter a day and in August 

 it moved into a new building erected and arranged for creamery 

 purposes. This factory is now on a firm footing, is making 

 money and the dairy business is growing in that vicinity. 



The extra meetings made larger expense, but the association's 

 appropriation is larger to meet this expense. One item of ex- 

 pense that appears mainly in the cost of postage was the issuing 

 of a dairy bulletin containing good matter for dairymen. This 



