1^^ Illinois State Dairymen's Association. 



to add to this if he closes up the first story. While it might 

 work all right on the hill side he has to work at a disadvantage 

 in being on a level, therefore he has to elevate and that is a 

 hard thing to do. 



Mr. Lee : — Do you have to drive into a round barn in order 

 to fill it with hay? 



Mr. Campbell : — Yes, or make doors on one side and drive 

 up to the side of it. We have two in our neighborhood but they 

 both have openings right in the center and drive in and pull the 

 hay up from the center. 



Mr. Lee: — There are several round barns in the neighbor- 

 hood of Freeport, and they are fine barns. 



Member: — Have they silos in the center? 



Mr. Lee: — I do not think they have. 



The Chairman: — It is a good deal of everyone to his own 

 liking about these round barns and square barns and oblong 

 barns. 



Are there any further questions? If not, we will stand 

 adjourned until 1 :30 this afternoon. 



Thursday Afternoon Session. 



Meeting called to order at 1 :30 p. m. Mr. Campbell in the 

 chair. 



The Chairman: — We will open our program with a paper 

 by Mr. Chase, of Harvard. 



RESULTS OF THE TESTS OF HERDS IN THE VICINITY OF 



MARENGO. 



Mr. Frank H. Chase, Harvard. 



Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen : — 



If I should stand up here and read off long tiresome lists of 

 how many pounds of milk or butter fat "Bess or Queen or Rose' 

 gave, I would hardly merit your attention. The results of the 



