1 64 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Creator's love for his children. In the gray morning light a myriad of 

 feathered songsters chant his praise long before the King of day peeps 

 over the Eastern horizon. 



In my life in the country, I have often thought how much people 

 loose who live in the city and are r^ever up to sed the sun rise. 



My friends and fellow farmer s it is neither manly or good citizenship 

 tO' spend twenty years accomplishing what might be accomplished in ten. 

 We have no right to squander the beautiful sunlight and refreshing 

 showers. Apply mental as well as manual labor in your business, and in 

 good reason we may retire from the constant application to business and 

 enjoy the fruits of our labor. Not long ago I was told of a farmer who 

 broke his leg and was mournimg over his misfortune and the loss of time 

 he must endurei before he could engage again in his work on the farm. 

 He said, however, the seeming misfortune was a blessing in disguise, and 

 my leisure three weeks* were the most profitable weeks I ever spent on 

 the farm. He had time to read and study into the principles which make 

 for success in' his business, and became a more prosperous farmer. 

 Forced leisure hours might result in a profit to many of us. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. H. B. Grurler: I wish you would tell us how we are going to 

 avoid the effects of the flies in the summer time. I must confess they 

 beat me. 



A. Well, sir, I have endeavored to show in my paper how we might 

 overcome the effects of the flies to a certaim extent. You understand by 

 the reading of that article that all I displayed there was that cows wast- 

 ed her energy for three or four hours a day and didn't eat a mouthful; 

 some days for six hours. What does your cow do? She gets so raven- 

 ous she wanders out and takes a bite of grass. Then round goes that 

 head; that is energy just like your horse is exerting when he isi in front 

 of your plow. We feed those horses a peck of oats to a feed,, and that oc- 

 cupies a great deal of energy in plowing. If in a team they would not 

 need this support. Your cow is using up energy that might be otherwise 



