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the cotton seed oil of the South, which were fraudulently sold 

 and used in a measure against the desires of the people. 



It behooves us now to stand together and insist on the 

 carrying out of the law. We must have a Dairy Commis- 

 sioner to watch our interest, and we must work to produce 

 better butter and to do it more economically. We want more 

 members and any one receiving the annual report will surely 

 acknowledge he gets his dollar's worth. I hope to see 500 

 members enrolled before our next annual meeting, when f. 

 hope to meet them. 



GEO. H. GURLER. 



Mr. Lovejoy Johnson moved that it is the sense of this 

 Association that they most heartily approve of the action of 

 the Directors in appointing Mr. Monrad as Secretary. 



Motion seconded, put to the house and carried unani- 

 mously. 



The convention took recess till 1:30. 



The convention met at 1 :30 same day. 



Mr. Gurler in the chair. 



ADDRESS OF WELCOME. 



REV. HORN. 



Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: 



I have been selected to take Mr. Elwood's place, I think 

 because of niy numerous qualifications for speaking to dairy- 

 men. 1 was brought up in the city and never knew actually 

 what a cow^ looked like until I migrated to Illinois. I do not 

 eat butter, I cannot drink an entire glass of real good milk 

 without distress, although I have been able to drink a glass 

 of milk in the city, because I am well acquainted with the 

 taste of water. I have become acquainted with the cow since 

 I itinerated. I attempted at one time to learn the art of ex- 

 tracting the source of your wealth from the very necessary 



