ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. I 5 



iiess, coupled with the fact of meeting with you here in this beautiful hall, 

 surrounded by earnest workers in all lines of agriculture, makes one feel 

 proud that he is a dairyman, and that his lot has been cast in this grand 

 commonwealth of Illinois. 



Since our last annual meeting at Free port, the oleo fight has been won. 

 and every one who keeps a cow has b- en benefitted. 1 must remind vou 

 that too much praise cannot be given lu the National Dairy I'nion, and most 

 especially to its untiling Secretary, Mr. Chas. Y. Knight,- who can never 

 be suitably repaid for the grand work he did for our cause in ihat fight, 

 and I most heartily recommend that our Committee on Resolutions recog- 

 nize that fact in an official way. While we are enjoying the fruits of tha 

 fight, we must in aome way provide Cor a "Watchman in cur tower" con- 

 tinuously, and we must give our belpto me National Dairy Union in any 

 way that we can. The best way is tc do what ihey ask of us. This year 

 they ask every dairyman to buy the Patroii3 Hand Book for $1.00 per copy, 

 which of itself is worth many limes that on any farm in the hands of an 

 intelligent person; and for creameries to pay one cenl tor each GO lb. tub 

 of butter or its equivaleni they turn out. Some may think, because the law 

 is passed we can relax our efforts, when the facts are, the work has only 

 commenced, and to make the law effective we must aid the government 

 in many ways, and with Mr. Knight driving the "Patrol Wagon." he will 

 take the officials right where they are needed to keep the butterine manufac- 

 turers in line. 



I would recommend all makers of butter, whether dairy or creamery, 

 to see their butter is kept a uniform June color the year around by a judi- 

 cious use of a good butter color, then it will be a simple matter for any pur- 

 chaser of butter anywhere to hnow that he gets what he asks for. Also that 

 every dairy or creamery in the State be more particular as to cleanliness 

 Make yourself a New Year's present of a resolution that ycur dairy or 

 creamery shall be invitingly clean every day of the year 1903. This will 

 be one of the best ways to aid the National Dairy Union in fighting your 

 cause. 



