ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. i£ 1 



amount of capital invested therei n, amount of butter made, both dairy and 

 creamery and value of same, amount of butter exported, amount consum- 

 ed at home, etc. 



Whereas, In the judgment of the breeders of dairy cattle in Illinois the 

 State Dairyman's Association can be made of moreiimportance and worth 

 to the dairy interests of the state and 



Whereas, There appears to be no organization of the different breeds 

 in the state, 



Resolved, The President of the Illinois Dairyman's Association be re- 

 quested to appoint one man from each dairy breed whose duty it shall be 

 to endeavor to have those several breeds organized during 1902 in the 

 State of Illinois, each to send a representative to meet with this organiza- 

 tion at its next annual meeting, to report the success of this movement, 

 and to act with us in the future for the general good of the dairy interests 

 of the state. 



Whereas, Illinois is one of the leading dairy states in the union, and 

 dairy conditions here as elsewhere are such that they demand the atten- 

 tion of both the producer and th? consumer, and 



Whereas, We believe that a large number of dairy cows in this state 

 are not paying the owner in milk or butter what it costs to feed them, and 

 that a great many dairymen do not realize the importance of weeding out 

 poor cows, but keep them in their herds year after year at an actual loss, 

 and, 



Whereas, A part of the milk produced is not up to proper standard in 

 purity and a large share of the public does not realize the importance of 

 pure milk, and 



Whereas, The manufacture of process butter has greatly increased in. 

 past years and this industry is stimulated by the production of poor 

 grades of butter, and, 



W T hereas, The cheese industry is one of the most important features 

 of the dairy vocation, and since the state of Illinois has sadly neglected 

 this part of the dairy work, therefore, be it 



Resolved, We, the members of the Illinois State Dairyman's Associa- 



