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Letter of Transmittal 3 



List of Officers 4 



By-Laws of Illinois State Dairymen's Association 5 



Proceedings of Thirty-Eighth Annual Convention 9 



— Address of Welcome by Dr. E. L. Damron 10 



— Reply to Mayor Damron by John Lynch 14 



— The Tremendous Advantage of a Good Dairy Herd, By Prof. 



W. J. Fraser 18 



— Soil Fertility from Dairyman's Standpoint 26 



— Practical in Dairying, by H. P. Irish 34 



— Farm Buttermaking, by Chas. Foss 45 



— Quality of Raw Material and Finished Product, by Joseph New- 

 man 55 



— The Silo and Ensilage as a Food for Dairy Cows, by S. B. Shilling 70 

 — Value of Records in Breeding Cows, by Prof. Hugh Van Pelt.... S4 



— Election of Directors 97 



— The Hand Separator, by J. B. Newman 98 



— Dairy and Creamery Conditions in Illinois, by Fred Jorgenson. . .101 



—Abortion in Cattle, by A. T. Peters 114 



— Report of Resolution Committee 135 



— Legislation for the Farmer, by P. R. Barnes 139 



Feeding Dairy Cows, by Prof. C. C. Hayden 147 



Care of Milk in the Home, by B. R. Richards and H. N. Parker 177 



Care of Cream on the Farm, by F. A. Jorgensen 184 



Illinois Dairy and Food Law 189 



Sanitary Food Law 213 



Oleomargarine Law 219 



Stock Food Law 222 



Work of the Year, by Geo. Caven, Secretary 228 



Dairy Cattle Exhibit 235 



Report of Finances 238 



Treasurer's Report 239 



Directors' Meeting 244 



Creameries and Other Milk Plants in Illinois 246 



Cheese Factory Construction 259 



Official Records of Pure-Bred Dairy Cows, by C. C. Hayden 266 



Balanced vs. Unbalanced Rations for Dairy Cows, by Wilber J. Fraser 279 



Creamery and Cheese Factory Construction, by James Sorenson 289 



List of Members 310 



