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growing. It is an important necessity that our organization 

 should extend to every section of the state, that it should be 

 made an organization of the state of Illinois in the very fullest 

 sense of the word, that we should have have such an organiza- 

 tion as will control the voice of our legislature, for upon them 

 we must depend for the future progress and success of this 

 association. I have investigated this matter thoroughly; have 

 talked it over with different parties, and have tried to learn the 

 feeling upon the question of this Illinois State Dairymen's Asso- 

 ciation throughout all parts of the state. I feel satisfied that if 

 we will all put our shoulder to the wheel and make our best 

 effort to assist the officers of the association in the work that 

 they will undertake for the coming year, success will be real- 

 ized. At the next meeting of our association we hope to have 

 several thousand dairymen on the membership list and let our 

 legislature, which will be just approaching its biennial meet- 

 ing, know that we are alive and well." 



Mr. Boyd: "I move that the sincere thanks of this associ- 

 ation be tendered to President Johnson and to Secretary Les- 

 pinasse for the very able and efficient manner in which they 

 have discharged the duties of their offices for the past year." 



The motion was seconded and unanimously carried. 



THE CARE OF FARM ANIMALS— ESPECIALLY IN 

 RELATION TO FOODS. 



By Jonathan Periam, Associate Editor Farm, Field and 

 Stockman, Professor, Hygiene, and care and managemeut of 

 Animals, Chicago Veterinary College: 



One of the most important questions for the farmer, the 

 breeder, the feeder is the proper care of farm animals. Proper 

 feeding is of especial importance to the dairyman , for upon this 

 rests not only the flow of milk but its integrity* as containing 

 the essentials that shall make the outcome of his investment 



