FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION 159 



It is the dairy cow, through the summer long 

 That piles up the bank account, big and strong; 

 It is the dairy cow, if rightly bred, hou.sed and fed 

 That supplies the butter for our daily bread. 

 It is the dairy cow that buys the clothes 

 For the farmer boy as he grows and grows ; 

 It is the dairy cow, when the times are tight 

 With her daily produce makes things come right. 

 It is the dairy cow that always leads 

 And when winter comes and the winds do blow. 

 Does she jump her job? Well, I should say no! 

 She is always there with her good, rich milk 

 With its yellow cream as fine as silk. 



She pays for her keep every day that she eats 



And is never classed among the farmer's dead beats; 



She buys the overcoats, caps and shoes 



And all the warm clothes the family use. 



She is a wonderful animal, we all must allov/, 



She's been the foster mother of many of us here now. 



So let us take off our hats to the dairy cow." 



(Applause). 



