350 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



The Effingham County Dairrymen's 

 Association. 



The Effiingham County Dairymen's Association was organ- 

 ized in the spring of 1905. The first meeting was held in the 

 court house in Effingham on March 25th, 1905. At this meeting 

 the following officers were elected to hold office one year : 



Anton F. Jansen, President; Dr. J. B. Walker, Vice Presi- 

 dent ; F. G. Austin, Secretary, and Henry W. Dust, Treasurer. 



At this meeting a committee was appointed to draft a con- 

 stitution and by-laws to be adopted by the association for its 

 government, which committee consisted of the following mem- 

 bers : W. J. Jutkins, Henry Aulenbrock, J. H. Toy, Dr. J. B. 

 Walker, and Wm. Wachtel. This committee made its report at 

 a meeting held at the same place on Saturday, April 29th, 1905. 

 and a constitution and by-laws were adopted very similar to those 

 governing the Illinois State Dairymen's Association. Thirty- 

 four members were enrolled at this meeting at our annual mem- 

 bership fee of 50 cents. The membership of the association was 

 gradually increased to sixty-two members. The objects of the 

 association are principly educational. First, To teach the farmers 

 that they need better cows. Second, The proper kinds of feeds 

 to feed and how to feed them. Third, To keep tab on the feed 

 dealer so he can not charge unreasonable profits on feed, and on 

 the milk market so that the farmer will know whether or not he 

 is receiving the right price for his milk. And now for the results. 

 It was through this association and the help of Mr. L. A. Spies 

 that the annual meeting of the Illinois State Dairymen's Asso- 



