OO ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN S ASSOCIATION. 



Answer. Well, it was not much. 



Prop. Henry : Is the farm expected to pay? 



Answer. I do not know what it is expected to do. I know what it did 

 while I was there. I left $6,660 in the treasury, but, mind you, I had only the 

 part of the farm which was expected to pay. The experimental part was an- 

 other thing, and did not pay at all. 



Question. Is there any appropriation by the State to defray the expenses of 

 experimenting? 



Answer. I have not noticed any in several years. There used to be. 



Question. Do you know whether the instructions to Professor Morrow are 

 that he shall make the farm pay? 



Answer. They are not now. It is more now with a view to make things 

 look well and present a good appearance. 



Mr. White: Prof. Morrow told me at Champaign that the Board of 

 Directors did expect the farm to pay, and that his hands were tied in that 

 respect. 



Mr. Curtis : A motion was made by Mr. Dillie, yesterday, which was car- 

 ried, in regard to getting an appropriation from our State Legislature. Now, 

 that is a good ways off, and yet it is well enough to be taking steps in that direc- 

 tion. Our State Senator has a bill before the present Congress with a view of 

 making appropriations to each State of this Union for an experimental farm. 

 Now, Mr. President, I move you that the duties of that committee be also to 

 memorialize Congress in behalf of the appropriation for the State of Illinois for 

 an experimental station in this State of Illinois, and also that each member of 

 the Illinois State Dairymen's Association be requested to write his Congress- 

 man, asking him to encourage that bill, regardless of any political views 

 whatever. 



Motion seconded. 



Prof. Henry : I wish to speak for one moment upon this motion. I am 

 delighted that the gentleman should bring it up at this time. Do you know that 

 the United States government has been doing a nourishing business and large 

 amounts of money have accumulated in the treasury, and our Members of Con- 

 gress have been worried as to how they shall dispose of it. There is a bill 

 known as the Cullom bill, that there shall be given to each State in the Union 

 an annual appropriation of $15,000, which shall be used for conducting experi- 

 ments in agriculture. Only a small part can be used for buildings ; it must be 

 used for current expenses. Now, a member from your State having introduced 

 that bill, it seems to me that Illinois should back him up in advance of all other 

 States. You need the money and you need the work. You have done less than 

 any other State, and now you have a chance by rapid strides to place yourself 

 at the fore. I hope to see the measure carried by a unanimous vote, and I hope 

 that every member here will drop a postal card to their Senators and United 

 States Representatives, and ask them to see the thing put through. All they 

 need is a little urging. 



Motion carried unanimously. 



Convention adjourned to meet at 2 P. M. 



