20 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Mr. J. W. Sliger, chairman, Effingham; Mr. J. E. Snyder, 

 Rockford; Mr. L. A. Spies, St. Jacobs. 



I hope this committee will get to work in season and out 

 of season. You will find the badges right here, so that we 

 can have a full membership at the city of Effingham. You will 

 receive not only this year's report when printed, but we have 

 the report of 1905 here, and each member can take one home with 

 him. When this report is printed, a copy of the same will be 

 mailed to you. 



I would say to those who have joined and have paid their 

 money, if they will step to the Secretary's table, they will receive 

 their membership tickets as well as the badges, for the ticket is a 

 receipt and shows you are a member. 



By the President : — I am sorry to be informed that the next 

 gentleman on the program has a sad duty to perform and can- 

 not be with us this afternoon, but will be here at one of the 

 other sessions. 



The next on the program is a paper by Mr. Biddulph, of 

 Providence, but I will call on him later on, because we have 

 with us this afternoon a gentleman from Washington who can 

 only stay until the 4 o'clock train. This gentleman is from the 

 United States Department of Agriculture at Washington, Mr. 

 E. H. Webster, Chief of the Dairy Division in that Depart- 

 ment. We feel honored to have him with us, and we want to 

 give him all the time we can. We will now listen to Mr. Webster. 



ADDRESS. 



Mr. E. H. Webster, Chief Dairy Division, U. S. Department Agriculture. 



Mr. President and Members of the Illinois Dairymen's Associa- 

 tion, Ladies and Gentlemen : — 

 I want to assure you that I heartily appreciate the welcome 



