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I spoke about lots of alfalfa. For instance we have 

 here (referring to chart), A, B, C, D, and E. Field B, 

 which is in alfalfa, is growing all the time. It is cut three 

 times a year, yielding better than three tons, between three 

 and four tons. Field A is in corn. Field B in oats. Field 

 C was in oats a year ago but was sown to sweet clover in 

 the oats, now this spring we have that to pasture until 

 along in July. Field B where oats were sown now is al- 

 ready being sown in oats in 1926. When this field C is 

 pastured off pretty close along in July, and the oats have 

 been cut off of field B, the sweet clover is up high enough 

 so that we turn back upon field B in order to let field C 

 grow in sweet clover; and, gentlemen, we have a fine field 

 of sweet clover that is sweet all the way through for our 

 dairy cows. We need not worry about pasture if you have 

 your crop rotation, corn, oats and legume pasture of sweet 

 clover, and then fill in with alfalfa, then your soy beans 

 as an occasional crop. 



This is why, gentlemen, I believe so strongly in the 

 dairying business, because when we once get on the right 

 end of it, it comes right along with us, and the more we 

 get hold of it the better we are running our business and 

 the more faith we have got in it and can prove to th.e other 

 fellow that our theory is right. (Applause.) 



President O'Hair: A fellow was walking down Lov- 

 er's Lane with his sweetheart one evening when a bulldog 

 came up the road. He ran to the top of the fence; she 

 clambered up after him and the dog went on. They both 

 climbed down and as she was walking ahead she said, 

 "John, I thought you said you would die for me." **Yes, 

 but," he said, ''that damn bulldog wasn't dead." (Laugh- 

 ter. ) We are not dead yet. We have got two speakers, 

 Mr. Stanard and Professor Morrison. Both have to leave 

 this afternoon on early trains, so I am going to ask Mr. 

 Morrison to speak at this time, for about forty minutes, 

 then Mr. Stanard can get through and get away on his 

 train, and everybody can be happy and we will be glad 

 they are gone (laughter). 



