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what a cow will do if she has care. He thinks it is a wonderfully good 

 cow, and there is no question about that. 



He has started now with another cow, the poorest cow he's got in the 

 herd, and he has kept a record for sixty days. He has got that cow up 

 to 30, 33, and 34 pounds of milk a day. I asked him why he didn't feed all 

 tiis cows? He is a peculiar man and he wanted to see what he could do 

 with one or two. He doesn't know her breeding. He bought her for 

 $17 three years ago, and previous to that she sold for $11. 



Ladies and Gentlemen — It gives me great pleasure to meet with you 

 at this twenty-sixth meeting of the Illinois State Dairymen's Association. 



When locating the meeting of this association in the beautiful city 

 -of Belvidere, the officers felt assured that the meeting would be a suc- 

 cess, and judging by the past, if that be a righteous judgment, it will be. 



I well remember that the last meeting this Association held in this 

 •city was one of the best we ever held. 



The surrounding country is particularly adapted to dairying, the 

 dairy business has developed to such an extent that it supports a number 

 ot creameries and a condensing factory and from present appearances 

 will support a Dairymen's Association as well. 



We have met from year to year to deliver addresses, read papers, dis- 

 cuss topics, to examine dairy products and to become better acquainted 

 with one another; these meetings have been productive of good, without 

 a doubt; the reports of our meetings have been published and distributed 

 very systematically throughout the state. 



We have met here at this time to /texchange experiences, ask and 

 answer questions, and in every way within our power enlighten anden- 

 (courage each other to develop the dairy industry of this glorious state. 



If we could educate the dairymen of Illinois so they would produce 

 -one-tliird more milk from the cows they are now milking, I would) feel 

 that we had' accomplished much good, and> I am satisfied that this increase 

 could be made by giving the cows proper care and judicious feeding, for 

 I do not consider the cow power more than two-thirds developed in 

 Illinois. 



