I4 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



putting butterine and oleomargino, colored to resemble butter, under a 

 tax of 10c per pound, and when not colored as such, then put it on the free 

 list, or taking off the present tax of 2c per pound, because we believe if 

 the working people want to eat butterine, they should not be taxed, and 

 without any tax they should buy the best for 10c to 12c per pound, with 

 hogs at 6c this would give a living profit to all who handle it, and no 

 one be deceived as they now are. This assocition should urge, and we do 

 urge, all membsrs and its friends to assist the National Dairy Union in 

 their estimable work all that lays in their power. In this connection, 

 one of the things would be to make this association stronger by joining 

 it; each county in the state should be well represented in this dairy asso- 

 ciation, and thus be a power for good along dairy lines. This can only 

 be accomplished by organized effort. All breeders of dairy cattle should 

 be with us and act with us„>and then we in turn should act with the differ- 

 ent associaions relating to farm stock and products of the farm, giving 

 and receiving knowledge by the exchange of ideas that will be a great 

 benefit and help to all. We all have problems that must be faced and 

 worked out, and these will be found easy to accomplish by pulling togeth- 

 er. The cattle and hog men may think they are gainers in this oleo fight 

 at the expense of the dairymen, but we can assure them, that when one 

 branch of the producers suffer, all will suffer by it. So let's start in this 

 century by joining this organization and getting our friends to do like- 

 wise. 



The markets for dairy products the past year were good as usual, to 

 a large extent, the home market was the best, with Elgin in the lead, 

 The prosperous condition of the country being such that all who wanted 

 work, and were able to do it, could get it. The foreign markets are be- 

 fore us, and our government, through the agricultural department, 

 guided by that worthy son of our sister state, Iowa, Secretary Wilson, 

 is making it plain and easytfor all to reach them, and the transportation 

 companies are providing refrigeration to all parts of the world as fast as 

 business warrants. 



