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ureably, passed away. Schools have already been established in various 

 sections of our country for the education of the young agriculturist or farmer 

 and we trust they may be the means of doing much good. 



Dr. J. VVooDWORTH, of Marengo, responded as follows, 

 in substance : Elgin people deserve great credit for their 

 zeal and energy in bringing the dairy interests of the State 

 so prominently before the world at large. He had not long 

 been a professional dairyman. Left a professional life to 

 engage in agricultnre. Came to Elgin to learn, not to 

 teach. For many years the dairy product had been brought 

 to our market, where good, bad and indifferent, all brought 

 the same price. Was glad to know that now all w^as 

 changed, and each package sold upon its merits or not at 

 all ; and no one thing has had so much to do in bringing 

 about this state of things as these conventions. Now, the 

 prime brings good prices, the poor, poor prices, just as it 

 ought to ; believed it the duty of every dairyman to produce 

 the very best he could, and thus keep the standard of our 

 product up, so that when dealers wanted to purchase cheap 

 products they must go to some other state. Illinois would 

 not furnish them much longer. It is not profitable to pro- 

 duce a poor article, neither is it a satisfaction. Western 

 products are now quoted as high, or even higher in the 

 East than Eastern products, which is certainly an encourag- 

 ing outlook; and if we permit that none but first-class 

 goods shall go upon the market bearing an Illinois brand, 

 we will soon lead the world in dairy products. We heartily 

 coincide with the sentiment of the address of our worthy 

 president, and shall join in the business of this convention 

 feeling that our acts are important, and that we are not 

 among strangers, and when we return to our several homes 

 feel that our time has been profitably spent. 



Prof. F.H.Hall, of the Sugar Grove Industrial School, 

 now read the following paper. Subject, " The Successful 

 Agriculturist and Dairyman." 



