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a small amount of milk on the start, but not nearly enough to justify a 

 grain ration, and they milked right along and kept in good health with 

 that feed. The only drawback to the transaction was that they were in 

 a barn that was too cold for them. If the barn had been warm I think 

 it would have been more profitable. 



Mr. Glover: — I am going to keep track of Mr. Campbell's cows and will 

 let you know about them. 



President: — Convention will stand adjourned until this evening at 7: 30. 

 We have some good things on the program. Mr. Cobb will tell us how to 

 build a silo and what to put in it. We commence the program tonight with 

 a lady from Southern Illinois, and I would like all the gentlemen, if they 

 have lady friends to bring them out so as to have a few more ladies with 

 the gentlemen. I would like to have the house filled. We also hope to 

 have the butter scores read tonight. The Board of Trade Medal is to be 

 given to the man 1 who is employed by a member of the Elgin Board of 

 Trade, who makes the highest score. 



Wednesday livening, January 8th, 1902 



Convention called to order by the President. 



Music by orchestra. 



Song, by Hon. Jules Lumbard. Encored. 



By the President: We will now take a little of the more serious side 

 of life. Mrs. Copeland will talk to us on the Educational Side of Farm 

 Life. 



Allow me to introduce Mrs. Co x :>eland. 



THE, EDUCATIONAL SIDE OF FARM LIFE. 



BY MRS. M. L. COPELAND, MARION, ILL. 



Mr. President and Friends of this Association: 



It gives me great pleasure to be with you. I was thinking that today 

 we had had the business side of life discussed very thoroughly, and in a 



