222 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



of expense upon the producers in changing buildings to conform 

 to carrying requirements ; 



RESOLVED, That we call upon the Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture to appoint a committee consisting of two milk producers, 

 one milk dealer and two sanitarians, known to be identified with 

 milk production methods in advanced form, to frame a set of 

 rules and regulations covering milk production, which shall em- 

 brace methods to be used in the care and handling of cattle, shall 

 describe methods that insure cleanliness of cow and milker, shall 

 set forth treatment of milk from udder to deHvery, shall outline 

 barn construction and cleanliness of barns all with due regard to 

 keeping cost at the level of the means of the average producer. 



RESOLVED, That when a report from such committee 

 shall have been approved by the Secretary of Agriculture, he is 

 requested to use his good offices to have such report adopted by 

 the states and cities of the United States. 



WHEREAS, The use of foreign fats in the production of 

 dairy products of all kinds constitutes a fraud upon the dairyman 

 and the ultimate consumer as well, 



REvSOLVED, That it is the sense of this conference that 

 all products so made should be so marked as to disclose the ma- 

 terials used in their manufacture. 



Closer Union Urged. 



WHEREAS, The outstanding benefit derived from co-op- 

 erative effort of agricultural interests has been demonstrated by 

 this conference; 



RESOLVED, That the different branches of these allied 

 industries be urged to consider a closer union in co-operative 

 legislative effort. 



Denatured Alcohol. 



WHEREAS, The subject of denatured alcohol has always 

 been considered ^s referring to the conservation of waste pro- 

 ducts; and 



WHEREAS, We believe tlmt it is a feeding proposition 

 enabling the dairy farms to extract the fuel needed for con- 



