228 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



WORK OF THE YEAR. 



Report by Geo. Caven, Secretary. 



The thirty-eighth annual convention was held in Effingham 

 last January, and after the location was decided, the directors 

 concluded that their auxiliary conventions should be held in that 

 vicinity so as to reach the greatest possible number of persons 

 in what is new dairy territory in Illinois. 



These auxiliary meetings were held prior to the Effingham 

 convention and were satisfactory in results. It happened that the 

 weather was extremely cold and stormy during the holding of 

 these meetings and with that fact considered, the meetings were 

 exceedingly gratifying. The points selected were, Newton, 

 Olney, Flora, Carlisle and Highland. The speakers were J. P. 

 Mason, Elgin; Judge John Lynch, Olney; L. N. Wiggins, 

 Springfield; S. B. Shilling, Chicago; J. B. Newman, assistant 

 state food commissioner; H. P. Irish, Farina and Fred Jorgen- 

 sen of University of Illinois. The effect of these meetings was 

 not only to advance dairying at these points, but they helped in 

 bringing dairymen to the bigger convention at Effingham. 



Dairymen of Effingham County promised that the thirty - 

 eighth annual convention of Illinois dairymen, held in Effingham 

 would be a success, and the promise was fully fulfilled. 



It was not only a success, but a great success and a record- 

 breaking meeting in attendance, interest shown and the exhibit of 

 dairy cattle. 



The exhibit of butter and cheese, largely because of the loca- 

 tion being outside of the old dairy section of the state, was smal- 

 ler than the one at Elgin last year ; but what was lacking in quan- 

 tity was made up in quality, there being much excellent butter in 

 the show. 



By way of entertaining features, there were two banquets. 

 One given after the program Tuesday evening was a banquet of 



