ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



^41 PROCEEDINGS ^^ 



OF THE, 



Twenty=Seventh Annual Meeting 



OF THE 



Illinois State Dairymen's Association 



Held at Aurora, 111., January 8, 9 and 10, 1901. 



The Illinois State Dairymen's Association met in annual session in 

 Sweet's Academy at Aurora January Sth, 1901, at 10 o'clock a. m. 



President George H. Gurler in the chair. 



I dislike to open the meeting with such a small attendance, but as 

 long as we have a full program for this afternoon I guess we better com- 

 mence. We will now listen to a prayer by Rev. O'Neil. 



PRAYER. 



REV. MR. O'NEIL. 



Almighty, Ever Living God, because we believe in Thee, and that 

 Trpu art interested in men and dost condescend to take part in their 

 affairs, we now call upon Thee for Thy blessing. 



We thmk Thee for Thy love; we thank Thee for the evidences of 

 Thy love that Thou hast given us. We thank Thee for life, and health 

 and home and country. We thank Thee for law and agency, and the 

 manifold gifts of sunshine, rain, and of the seasons — for all that Thou 

 hast bestowed upon us. 



