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not be imposed upon. He can know what he is eating. And 

 yet we find some among our own number who are ready to 

 sign these petitions. The dairy interest should beware of their 

 specious arguments. 



The repeal of the law is what they really mean, and will 

 have unless there is a strong and united effort to prevent it. 



I take it this association should take strong grounds against 

 any change whatever in the law. 



This association should ask from the state an appropriation 

 sufficient to carry out some system of instruction, whereby a 

 better knowledge can be obtained of how' to produce the great- 

 est growth in stock, and the greatest quantity of milk from the 

 smallest amount of feed as well as the mysteries of fine butter 

 and cheese making. 



In my judgment we have been too modest in our requests. 

 Ten thousand dollars would be nearer the sum we need than 

 five hundred. 



This sum might be well spent in holding county and town- 

 ship institutes. 



If the state were districted and a competent salaried superin- 

 tendent who combined with the knowledge he may have 

 acquired at an experimental station, a reasonable amount of prac- 

 tical knowledge of the advanced dairying placed over each, the 

 good results would be very soon apparent. In this connection, 

 would it not be in place for this association to urge the newly- 

 formed association of agricultural colleges to spend a good part 

 of the $10,000 appropriation upon the experiments connected 

 with dairying. 



When these things are accomplished and the farmers of the 

 central and southern portion of our state see that there is indeed 

 money in the business, will Illinois take her place where she 

 belongs, as the first dairy state in the union ? Then instead of 

 the quotations we now see in New York market, Fancy Elgin, 

 32c, other brands 25c to 30c, Illinois goods will outsell the world. 



An industry closely connected with and of vital importance to 

 it is hog raising. The fearful losses which our section has suf- 



