10 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



ONE-HALF CENTURY 



FIFTIETH ANNUAL CONVENTION, 

 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



(Geo. Caven, Secretary) 



An effort was made to make this meeting held, at Dan- 

 ville, Jan. 8, 9 and 10, 1924 a memorable one in the history 

 of the Association, and it was memorable in several partic- 

 ulars. 



One particular was the presence of J. P. Mason, an 

 ex-president of the Association for a number of years, and 

 who was on the program at the Association's third annual 

 convention. Mr. Mason spoke at the Jan. 8 session in Dan- 

 ville, giving a common sense and business dairy talk on the 

 plan he has followed in his years of success as a dairy farm- 

 er. Mr. Mason is still a dairy farmer, living on his farm 

 and each year makes a record that few dairymen or few in 

 other lines can equal in profit on the amount invested. He 

 advocates business methods in dairy farming and declared 

 there is no better business than a dairy farm operated on 

 business principles. 



This Fiftieth Annual Convention was notable for the 

 big exhibit of dairy cattle and the fact that Danville busi- 

 ness men gave over $1,000 in cash prizes to competing 

 dairy cattle breeders. 



It was notable also for the large class of boys, close to 

 li'OO, who entered the cattle judging contest. These boys, 

 after an address on cattle judging by R. E. Caldwell of 

 Waukegan, 111,., wrote their opinions of several dairy ani- 

 mals brought into the ring for the purpose and as a class 

 made exceedingly good marks. That class of boys was 

 considered by many the outstanding feature of the conven- 

 tion and pointed the way for an answer to the problem of 

 how to keep the farmer boys and girls on the farms. 



A dairy poster contest by children of the Danville 

 schools and of the country schools about Danville, was a 



