TK^^ISrS^OTIOItTS 



OF THE 



ELEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING, 



lUtitti Sltti itllf^tfs ^SIQeiattftl, 



The Opera House, Champaign, III, December 17—19, 1884. 



The meeting of the Illinois State Dairymen's Association was called to 

 order at 3:00 P. M., Wednesday, December 17, 1884, by Prof. George E. Mor- 

 row, who introduced Hon. John E. Scott, Ex-President of the Illinois State 

 Board of Agriculture, who delivered the Address of Welcome, on behalf of 

 the citizens of Champaign. 



ADDRESS OF WELCOME. 



HON. JOHN R. SCOTT, CHAMPAIGHsT. 



Gentlemen: It affords me much pleasure to extend to the Illinois 

 Dairymen's Association a hearty welcome, and to assure you that the 

 citizens of Champaign appreciate the honor of being permitted to entertain 

 an organization that has rendered such important service in developing the 

 resources of our state. 



The dairy counties in the state are noted for the intelligence and thrift 

 of their citizens. The dairyman, in the discharge of his routine of daily 

 duties, is more frequently brought into contact with his fellow-man than the 

 general farmer who markets his grain and live stock at long intervals. The 

 dairyman harvests and generally markets his crop daily, and with much less 

 labor than the grain-grower or the farmer engaged in mixed husbandry. The 

 time for recreation and mental improvement at the command of the dairy 

 farmer gives him many advantages in this respect over the general farmer, 



