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value as meat makers, but we must also credit them with the 

 increased return obtained from the other foods when fed to pigs 

 with milk, whey, &c. That this is the case does not admit of a 

 doubt. 



In conclusion, I cannot do better than quote a paragraph from 

 a letter received from one of the oldest members of the British 

 Dairy Farmers' Association, Mr. T. Nuttall, who wrote: "That 

 the pig is necessary as a most important factor in the successful 

 carrying on of a dairy business needs no assertion from me, for 

 unless the offal from a dairy is properly and profitably utilized 

 one of the sources of profit is missed." That is, I believe, the 

 opinion of all present, who will, I trust, more readily excuse the 

 extreme length of this paper when they consider the great im- 

 portance of "The Pig in relation to the Dairy." 



The convention adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock the same 

 evening. 



EVENING SESSION. 



Convention met pursuant to adjournment at 8 o'clock p. m., 

 same day. 



Music — " Welcome," male quartette ; Dr. Cogswell, Messrs. 

 Fischer, Sherk and Heckler. 



The secretary read the following letter from Gov. Oglesby : 



Springfield, 111., Nov. 21, 1887. 

 R. Lespinasse, Esq., Sec'y State Dairymen's Association, 

 Chicago, III: 



Dear Sir — I regret exceedingly that it will not be possible 

 for me, under existing arrangements, to attend the next Illinois 

 State Dairymen's Association, to be held at Mt. Carroll, 14th to 

 16th of December inclusive. 



It would afford me great pleasure to attend one of those 

 associations. The subject is one of great interest to the entire 

 population of our state, and as I expect to go to farming (indeed, 

 am farming now) at the close of nry term, a little knowledge 

 upon the subject of making butter and cheese, taking care of 



