ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



thus replenishes the soil, he must not neglect to fertilize his mind, 

 that it too may cause germination and bear fruit. 



In dairying you have the scientific branch of farming, for it 

 improves the farmer as well as the farm; it is an incentative to 

 higher things ''For he who finds in his vocation only a means of 

 living becomes a joyless drudge and his vocation, stagnant 

 drudgery." 



Too few dairymen manage their dairies upon business princi- 

 ples, in the selection of their herds, in the feeding, and in the care 

 of the product, little or no attention is paid to the cost of produc- 

 tion; every dairyman should keep as close watch upon the cost 

 of production as does any business man. 



We must apply business principles to our business, and with 

 no existing rivalry or jealously between any of the dairy sec- 

 tions; the good reputation of our products in the markets of the 

 world, and an united effort to prevent fraudulent goods from 

 entering markets sacred to an honest industry, I bespeak for the 

 dairy business of Illinois a highly prosperous and successful 

 year. 



I assure the speaker and his constituents that the cordial 

 spirit of the welcome is most highly reciprocated. 



PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 



Joseph Newman, Elgin, Illinois. 



^Ir. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen. 



The year 1903 just passed, was one of the most successful 

 the producers of milk, the real dairymen, have ever enjoyed. 

 The weather man, the laws, and the consumers all seemed anx- 

 ious to add their part in making the year a happy one for the 

 dairyman. Even the dealers, the milkmen, last May and June 

 Avere so anxious for your goods, they filled every available freezer 



