ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



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to — the best we can. Give it to you for all we are worth, and quit prompt- 

 ly or time. I ought to explain this before I start in. We were out in the 

 circuit a good many years with our cattle and made many splendid ac- 

 quaintances, but when we led our cattle through the gate into the ring 

 friei dship ceased right there — we were there to win. 



I am not here today to shut off my friendship for the dairymen. Net 

 a bit. I want to say that the men that represent the dairy breeds of cattle 

 and dairying in this United States are the grandest set of men in the busi- 

 ness anywhere. The dairymen of Wisconsin, Illinois and of the United 

 S-iates of America are the best citizens, the best neighbors, the kindliest 

 husbands and the best men in public affairs, and I would not for all the 

 world hurt any one's feelings who is in the dairy business. 



I want to say a few things in regard to the Jersey Breeders' Associa- 

 tion first. We have 230,000 registered cattle in America; many of them 

 have died and gone to heaven. We l< a ve, registered this last year 10,250- 

 and we have transferred 8,250. The year before we registered about 26$ 

 in ported cows. This last year it was less than 100. We have this differ- 

 ence in quarantine, which will be registered as soon as they get out. The 

 business is about the same as a year ago. 



We have this last year a new kind of butter test, containing 1,369 dif- 

 ferent cows that have made a record of S14 pounds or over. Not in the 

 last year — it dates back from July 16th last to August 6, 1898. With this 

 last report 7,000 cows ha^e made a record of 314 pounds and over. This 

 last year 350 cows were reported as making over that amount, and 45 of 

 them by the Babcock test— the rest by the churn. These were owned by 

 100 different men and are owned in 24 different states, including Canada 

 and the Southern States. 



I shall not at any length of time talk to you today to prove to you as 

 farmers that there are herds of dairy cattle in one section that have done 

 such and such a thing. I am referring to dairy cattle that have made 

 records in my state or your state, or Michigan, Georgia and every section 

 of the country and from which reports have come. We have them from 



