ILLINOIS 



State Dairymen's Assocution. 



SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING, 

 Held at Marengo, Ills., December 9, 10 and ii, 1879, 



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Marengo, Dec. 9, 1879, 

 3 o'clock p. m. 



The convention was called to order at 3 o'clock p. m. 

 by the president, Dr. Tefft, who occupied the chair. After 

 stating that the convention would now be considered form- 

 ally opened, the president called upon T. McD. Richards, 

 president of the Kishwaukee Farmers' club, who delivered 

 the following address of welcome : 



MR. M'D. RICHARDS' ADDRESS. 



Mr. President, mid Members of the Illinois Dairymen's 

 Association : Ladies and Gentlemen : In behalf of the Kish- 

 waukee Farmers' club, the citizens of Marengo and the 

 dairymen of McHenry county, I bid you welcome on this 

 annual reunion of yours. Marengo and vicinity open their 

 homes and hearts to make your stay pleasant, and we all 

 hope to profit from your essays and mutual discusssions. 

 This is a region deservedly noted, at home and abroad, for 



