ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



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lines, are all available and accessible to every farmer or dairyman, not 

 only in thi^ audience, but all over the country. Have they availed' 

 themselves of it to the fullest extent? I fear the great majority are 

 somewhat carelessi on this particular subject. They might know njore 

 about their business than they do. Might do better than they do. The 

 object of this asisociation is to en courage the betterment of the condition 

 of the dairymen and' creamerymen. Looking over your program I find 

 that some of the topics touch upon many of these subjects, discussed by 

 men who are thoroughly capable and able to place before you the very 

 best information in regard to the improvements in the dairy. "The sur- 

 vival of the fittest" is what usually occurs in any industry. The man 

 who is wide awake, pushing, progressive, and willing to learn, read^ to 

 accept what has been proven to be true in the way of improvement and ad- 

 vancement, is the man who will be successful in his chosen vocation, and 

 there is no vocation in which it requires a larger amount of "sticktoitive- 

 ness" of push, or education, and informationthan does the dairy industry. 



Wednesday Hfternoon, January 10, 1900 



Some New Year Problems for the Dairyman 



H. R. DUEL, SANDWICH. 



Upon the evening of the old year, or the dawn of the new, it has 

 been a time-honored custom to make new resolutions, endeavor to solve 

 old problems, and map out our course for the New Year. 



Over there in that corner sits a man, or a wreck of a man; close 

 beside him on the floor sits his little boy with bare feet, tattered gar- 

 ments, blue face and hands.- Over by the window with a look of com- 



