INDEX 



Page 



Letter of Transmittal 3 



List of Officers 4 



By-Laws 5 



Proceedings of Forty-Third Annual Convention 9 



— Address of Welcome 9 



— Response, John B. Newman 10 



— Address, Charles Foss 12 



— Appointment of Committees 24 



— Address, E. Davenport 26 



—"Care of the Dairy Bull," John Michels 32 



— "When the Cows Come Home," Judge W. B. Quarton 38 



— "Explanation of Analyses of Milk Samples," Andrew A. Wollin. . 58 



—Address, Dr. H. A. Harding : QQ 



— "Alfalfa Raising and Its Value as Feed," E. T. Ebersol 76 



—"Some Phases of The Dairy," Prof. G. L. McKay 84 



— "Bull Association or Community Breeding," Joel G. Winkjer.... 95 



^"The Junior Dairyman," John G. Poynton 103 



— "The Dairymen's Relation to Quality in Butter," Carl E. Lee Ill 



— "Proper Equipment For Profitable Dairy Farming," 



Hugh G. VanPelt 120 



— "Cow Test Associations," W. A. McKerrow 126 



— Banquet 135 



— "Dairy Barn Construction," F. G. Kraege 152 



— "Hog Raising a Side Line to Dairy Farming" and Creamery Op- 

 erating," N. J. Nelson 160 



—"Cow Judging," Prof. R. S. Hulce 168 



— Election of Officers and Resolutions .' 172 



— Cow Judging Contest and Awards 176 



One Day Meeting at Jacksonville 182 



—Address, Mr. Caven 182 



— "Dairying in Illinois," J. P. Mason 186 



— "Bigger and Better Crops," E. T. Ebersol 196 



— "Influence of Environment and Breeding in Increasing Dairy Pro- 

 duction" 203 



— "Measuring Silage and Capacity of Silos," L. W. Chase 221 



Bulletin, "Co-operative Bull Association" 230 



Report of Secretary 242 



Directors' Meeting 245 



Secretary's Financial Report 248 



Treasurer's Report = 250 



Essay Contest 256 



Bulletin, "Swine Judging Suggestions" 266 



Bulletin, "Care of Milk in The Home" 270 



Standard Varieties of Chickens 274 



Membership List 283 



