Programme of the Third Annual Meeting. 



The Executive Committee of the Illinois State Dairymen's Association arranged the 

 following programme for the Third Annual meeting of the Association : 



I. Address of Welcome, ------ By the President. 



3. The supply and demand of dairy products, and their future markets. 



Hon. S. Wilcox, Elgin; C. H. Wilder, Wis.; H. W. Mead, Hebron. 



3. The best plan to avoid the low prices which usually prevail for butter and cheese 

 during the summer months. 



K. R. Stone, Elgin; R. W. Stewart, Hebron. 



4. Manure. How to care for and apply it. 



John Keating, Elgin; C. H. Labkin, Elgin. 



5. The best method of improving and supplying the dairy; different breeds, and their 

 adaptation to our climate. 



D. Severy, Leland; Hon. Wm. Patten, Sandwich; Geo. E. Brown, Elgin. 



6. The manufacture of skimmed cheese. Is it injurious or beneficial to the dairy 

 Interests. 



Hon. S. Wilcox, Elgin; D. E. Wood, Huntley; A. H. Barber, Chicago. 



7. Marketing dairy products. 



J. R. McLean, Elgin; Wm. H. Stewart, Woodstock. 



8. The best and cheapest feed to keep up the supply of milk during the summer 

 drought. ^ 



S. W. Kingsley, Barrington; Thos. Bishop, Elgin. 



9. Grasses. The best varieties for hay and pasture, as adapted to our climate and soils 

 W. J. BuRDiCK, White Water, Wis.; C. C. Buell, Rock Falls; S. Wilcox, Elgin. 



10. How shall we improve the dairy interest in Illinois ? 



Israel Boies, Byron; C. C. Buell, Rock Falls; G. P. Lord, Elgin; R. R. Stone, Elgin. 



II. What are the esseniial requirements of a good dairy farm ? 



R. W. Stewart, Hebron; C. C. Buell, Rock Falls; M. H. Thompson, Elgin. 

 13, What is the best and most economical mode of handling milk to make butter from 

 small dairies, from five to twenty- five cows? 



C. Gilbert, Marengo; S. K. Bartholomew, Marengo; Hon. S. Wilcox, Elgin. 



13. To what extent may soiling be profitably substituted for pasturage? 



D. C. Scofield, Elgin; W. D. Henning, Piano. 



14. Can summer butter be so handled and packed that it will retain its freshness and 

 sweetness for winter use ? 



N. Eldred, Gilman; C. C. Buell, Rock Falls; L. Boies, Marengo. 



15. Can the dairymen of Illinois profitably raise calves to supply the dairy? 



I. H. Wanzer, Elgin; Wm. Boies, Byron; E, H. Seward, Marengo. 



16. Resolved, That the display of dairy products at the American Centennial has been 

 of great benefit to the dairy interest at large. 



