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toast, "Why Not," is a little suggestive, but why not? Why not have this 

 kind of a gathering in the cow stable, when the cow stable is in such 

 sanitary conditions that there is nothing objectionable? And why not 

 elevate the whole business, why not do it? You can't get up to the stand- 

 ard they have gotten here all at once, but we can go gradually, step by 

 step, until we reach the point where the cow stable shall be in a condi- 

 tion and a fit place to prepare all the food we eat. I would just as soon 

 have my pancakes prepared in a cow stable as my milk. No article will 

 absorb the impurities quicker than milk will. A cow stable should be in 

 such condition that we can entertain our company, our lady friends, any 

 one we wish into it, the same as we are doing today. There is no reason 

 in the world why we should stand back and hang back and not try to do 

 better than what we have been doing. 



I can't do this subject justice; I can't tell you all I feel along that 

 line. You will see here what has been done. It takes time, of course, to 

 do it. It has taken time to do- this here; it has been several years in 

 developing. Things were not in this condition when I was first appointed 

 a representative on the Dairy Board here. I used to feel I was sat down 

 on when I got something done on the dairy line. But I am proud of it 

 today and shall remember this as long as I live. That is all I have to 

 say. (Applause.) 



By the Toastmaster. — Dr. V. P. Burrill, our Vice President, has been 

 kind enough to come out this afternoon, and will respond to the toast, 

 "Caged." 



CAGED. 



By Dr. V. P. Burrill. 



Mr. Toastmaster. — I haven't finished my lunch, but it wasn't because 

 I was afraid of it. 



