12 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



president of the association who was the next speaker, spoke 

 of Illinois as being the leading dairy state of the union and 

 stated that the dairy cow is the backbone of the farmers' fi- 

 nances today. Mr. O'Hair then outlined the program of the 

 convention and stressed the importance of attending all the 

 meetings of the convention. He also spoke a word of the 

 benefits to be derived from membership in the State Dairy- 

 men's association and urged all dairymen, who were not 

 members, to join. 



Mr. O'Hair then introduced Prof. Rhodes, who spoke 

 on 'The Dairy Cow — Its Type and Conformation." He 

 opened by saying that in the production and marketing of 

 dairy products, efficiency was necessary and proceeded to 

 tell how the farmer could build up an efficient and profit- 

 able herd. He described the dairy type and told how she 

 must be fed and cared for and the returns good feeding and 

 care would surely give. 



Local Entertainment 



Tuesday evening's entertainment was furnished by 

 Galesburg High School boys, The Exchange, Lions, Kiwanis 

 and Rotary clubs of Galesburg. 



'The Scrub Bull," was the title of a mock trial put on 

 by Galesburg high school agricultural department. This 

 sketch was not only humorous but the ''evidence" presented 

 pointed out the value of thoroughbred cattle. A good 

 "line" was, however, presented by the defense of farmer 

 Jake Corntossel. 



The cast of players consisted of the following: 



Judge — Clarence Deal. 



Defense Attorneys — Virgil Odean and Charles Nelson. 



Prosecuting Attorneys — Neil Rich and Charles Meek- 

 em. 



Witnesses — Raymond Anderson, Forrest Moberg, Hal- 

 sey Miles, Robert Giddings, Lester Gale and Conrad Nelson. 



Jury — Stephen Junk, Paul Carlson, Willard Anderson, 

 William Driffel, Roy Nelson and Cecil Deal. 



The Exchange club contribution was a short sketch 

 entitled, "Geraldine." The title character was played by 



