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them with uneven cream, I will say there is no remedy, but 

 there is prevention. The uniformity of cream has more to do 

 with the quality of butter than most of us think. It don't cost 

 much to keep ice, and if people will build small ice houses it 

 will give the creamery man a chance to make good butter." 



REPORT OF COMMITTEES. 



The committee appointed to examine the president's address 

 and report upon the same made the following report: 



Resolved^ In view of the importance and magnitude of the 

 dairy interest in the state of Illinois, it is desirable that every 

 means should be adopted to improve and advance this industry. 

 We, the Illinois Dairymen's Association, request the University 

 of Illinois to devote a fair proportion of any congressional appro- 

 priation to dairy experiments, and further request the privilege 

 of sending a representative of the practical dairymen to consult 

 with the authorities of the State University on this subject, and 

 that our board of directors is hereby requested and authorized 

 to appoint such representative. 



Resolved^ That we recommend the appointment of a commis- 

 sion by the state under the control of the state veterinarian to 

 investigate the cause, cure, or prevention of swine plague. 



Said resolutions were adopted. 



The special committe on legislation for the purpose of secur- 

 ing arrangements for experiments on dairy points at our agri- 

 cultural college reported: 



Your committee have conferred with the chairman of the 

 farm committee of the board of trustees of the Illinois university 

 and have received from him the assurance that the requests of 

 the dairymen of Illinois will meet with consideration at the 

 hands of the board. If found advisable a request may be made 

 for a chair of dairying at the university, and proper steps taken to 

 secure from our next legislature an appropriation sufficient to 

 meet the salary of a competent man to occupy the position. It 

 is now time to give these matters of dairy work special atten- 



