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would be useless to have it here now, but next w^inter we could or- 

 ganize for two or three meetings and then you can talk it over. 



By the President : — Don't get too narrow in your organiza- 

 tions. You ought to have a farmer's club. Dairying is only one 

 adjunct of agriculture ; have stock feeders as well. You can find 

 things in dairying that the hog man and steer man can have, and 

 have a good meeting with all of them. The agricultural people 

 want to stand together, I always advocate that. We can teach 

 each other something; don't get narrow. Other men and other 

 farming is just as good. 



In closing, I want to thank the citizens of Greenville and 

 the citizens of Bond County and surrounding counties for the 

 grand convention we have had. We haven't had a convention 

 during the past three years that has given me more pleasure than 

 the one you have given us in Greenville. This hall has been full 

 every day with farmers. That is w^hat \ve went. I like the word 

 ''farmer." Our friend from Indiana said "farmer is a pretty 

 good word." I don't care if you have 1, 10 or 50 cows if you wnll 

 have that one cow good and the 10 and 50 the same. That is the 

 line we are all Avorking upon. Creep up the ladder ; discard your 

 poor crop. Look up your ration and feed economically. We are 

 in this business for the dollars and cents there are in it. We 

 want to save w^hat money we can and we want you to tell us what 

 you have done. 



I thank you for the association for the kindly manner and 

 especially indebted to my good friend Mr. Lindley for the asso- 

 ciation meeting here. We were due to meet in the northern end 

 of the state, but he was very kind to us last year in the legislature 

 and it was our duty to come and help you out in Bond County 

 if we could be of any help to you. 



Gentlemen I thank you for the association and will call the 

 meeting adjourned from this time. 



The convention stands adjourned. 



