20 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



accomplish. We will not accomplish anything unless the people 

 who make the goods are with us. 



I do not remember that we had but one entry from Van- 

 dalia. We ought to have six from this city, at least, for dairy 

 butter and we ought to have some for creamery butter. Unless 

 the people take an interest the department is not going to grow. 



Chairman: I suppose those who were at the State Fair 

 noticed the splendid exhibit of dairy products. Mr. Gilkerson 

 was given charge of that department, and we all felt that he had 

 made wonderful progress. Heretofore the dairy machinery was 

 about crowded out. We had one building devoted to the dairy 

 products this fall. It was packed most of the time and people 

 would come in with the remark that ''I did not know you had 

 anything like this on the ground.'" They would come back and 

 bring their friends. 



The success of that building was due to Mr. Auten's and 

 Mr. Gilkerson's efforts. 



I would like to impress upon you that the importance and 

 success of these dairy meetings depends largely on the general 

 discussions of subjects brought out by asking questions of the 

 speakers. 



When we have men on the platform reading papers, if you 

 will jot down on a piece of paper any questions you may wish to 

 ask and then bring them up at the close of the paper, we will have 

 plenty of time after each number to take up these questions and 

 discuss them properly. 



I would like to ask any of the dairymen who live about here 

 to see Mr. Caven and he will show you about entering milk, 

 cream or butter. There are quite a number of entries, but if we 

 had a few more it would make a better showing. Whenever you 

 enter butter or cream and have it tested, you always gain some- 

 thing, and it won't cost you anything to enter. 



Do not forget to take some of these reports with you. Take 

 one at least and put it in your library. 



If that is all we will adjourn until i 130 o'clock this afternoon. 



