204 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Resolved, That our thanks be extended to those citizens who 

 have added so much to our program by musical selections, both 

 vocal and instrumentl. 



Resolved, That the thanks of this association are due W. E- 

 Janes, of Hinsdale, for shipping the Brown Swiss cow, and to F. 

 G. Austen, of Effingham, for the Holstein cow, both of which 

 were used for class work in the association. 



Resolved, That it is the sense of the Illinois State Dairy- 

 men's Association, in convention assembled, that a discrimination 

 has been made against the Brown Swiss cattle, in excluding them 

 from participation in the coming National Dairy Show, on the 

 grounds that they are other than dairy cattle. 



The breeders of the cattle have entered them as such in com- 

 petition test at St. Louis, at the Pan-American demonstration at 

 Buffalo and at the Illinois State Dairymen's Assoctiaion competi- 

 tion test at Springfield, and up to t his time no objection has ever 

 been made to such entries, and it is the sense of this meeting that 

 inasmuch as the breeders of Brown Swiss are willing to exhibit 

 them on their merits as dairy cattle we request that a class be 

 made for them at the coming National Dairy Show. 



Realizing the practical benefit to dairymen resulting from the 

 exhibition at fairs of working dairy cows, in addition to those 

 specially fitted for the ring show ; therefore be it 



R.esolved, That we recommend the action of the Board of 

 Directors in offering medals for the four classes of dairy tests at 

 the last State Fair, and that we do hereby instruct the Board- 

 elect to offer special premiums for the coming fair; and be it 

 further 



Resolved, That as the rule requiring a minimum of five en- 

 tries in these classes may work an injustice upon exhibitors from 

 a distance, we instruct the board to eliminate the requirement 

 of a specified number of entries. 



Recognizing in the Milk Producers' Association of Chicago 

 an organization working for the betterment of dairy interests in 

 common with our own association, 



Resolved, That the Secretary of this association be instructed 



