l82 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



I know a dairy man, and you all know him, Ex-Gov. Hoard 

 of Wisconsin. There are three great conversationalists th?.t I 

 can remember in my time, Joe Blackburn, Dick Oglesby and Gov. 

 Hoard, the three great conversationalists of this last hundred 

 years as far as I know and have read. 



I can't tell you many of Hoard's stories, but one day he went 

 to his farm during an awful dry spell. " It's awful dry, Pat." 

 *' Yes," he says, '' you have to soak them pigs to make them hold 

 their swill." 



An old German lady once said to him, '^ Governor, may the 

 Lord take a liking to you, but not too soon." 



Now, m-y friends, not to detain you any longer. I am sure 

 that Greenville and Greenville people are most highly honored to 

 have you meet in this little city. We have but lately begun to 

 develop the milk interest of this country as it should be developed. 

 We have many prominent farmers who are taking great interest 

 in this matter. We have prominent dairymen in some of the 

 counties like Mr. Lindley who have been active in developing the 

 farms in this direction. The creameryman has come and south- 

 ern Illinois is laying aside the impractical things and are going 

 to fruit, hay and milk. We are raising those things which are 

 adapted to this section. I believe that the future Egypt will be 

 as great for its farming interests as it has been great in its 

 splendid men, like Douglas, Lincoln and Logan. 



By the President : — We feel repaid for coming to Egypt. 

 We are a simple and common people up there, trying to work out 

 out salvation in an earnest, honest way, and we have come down 

 here to rub against you people and take back with us any ideas 

 we can get. I hope they have learned something that will help 

 them here, and if we are able to come again, I think we will all 

 stand ready to do so. 



The last piece of music on the program we will have now. 



At 9 :45 we shall have another session. The butter and 

 machine rooms are open for inspection. Any that wish to ask 

 questions you can do so, we shall be glad to have you. 



