THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL CONVENTION. 125 



ings of the past year or two or three that I will make an honest 

 endeaver to promote the interests of this Association and to do 

 my best in the coming year, and by that time I hope some one 

 else will be ready for the chair. 



We feel that the State Dairy Association reaches every part 

 of the State and every County and every Township, and every- 

 where we have friends and supporters. The whole strength and 

 efficiency depends entirely upon the individuals. It is gratifying 

 that the meetings have been largely attended for we all know that 

 it is hard for the man behind the cow to get away. I hope that 

 some day we can show these men that if they can get away it will 

 be better for them ; as yet we are on the campaign of education, 

 and it will take some time to make many see how it will be to 

 their advantage to attend these meetings. 



I want to ask you all here to particularly feel that as long 

 as you are members of this Association that your officers are 

 always glad of suggestions. It does not take long to write a 

 letter to one of us and make suggestions of what you think we 

 ought to do and how we should proceed. It is hard to know 

 just how we ought to go after things, and the hearty support of 

 every one interested in the cow will do more for this Association 

 than any number of officers you might select. 



I wish to again thank you for the honor conferred upon me. 

 I wish to thank the newspaper and the supply men, they are a 

 crowd of good fellows, and a great many come every year and 

 have to swallow the same doses and they are not homeopathic 

 either. I want to impress upon them the necessity of spreading 

 the dairy gospel. 



Mr. Caven : In line with what President Wiggins has said, 

 I just want to mention another little matter, and that is our aux- 

 iliary meetings. The last three or four years we have had meet- 

 ings at different places, and with very good results, and I hope 

 we can have another meeting in the early part of March ; the only 

 requirement is that some one in the locality where the meeting is 

 held will take hold and work the sentiment. The Association is 

 perfectly willing to supply the speakers and pay the expenses. 

 The business of the local man is simply to provide a place and 



