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resolutions and motions and report the same to the Association. The Chair 
appointed M. H. Thompson, Drs. Stone and Tefft as such committee. 
On motion, the Association adjourned to 9 a. m. Thursday. 
SECOND DAY—MORNING. 
The President called the Association to order at 10 a. m. 
The next question on the programme for discussion, u The Best 
Method of Keeping Up the Supply of Milk During Summer Months,” was 
opened by Judge Wilcox, of Elgin. His idea Was to feed green cornstalks, 
as they were more nutritious than hay or pasture, and the supply of milk 
was kept up better than ever before. Would sow the corn with drills and 
not cultivate it, so as to cut it with a reaper ; would also have rye for early 
feed. 
R. W. Stewart coincided with Judge Wilcox, and believed it best to have 
land exceedingly rich. Did not believe in cutting up corn that was to be 
used for feed ; liked Hungarian grass, which he cut before heading. 
C. II. Larkin thought that a man should carry his wits with him to help 
keep up the supply of milk. Must adapt things to circumstances. 
II. W. Mead, of McHenry, said that Hungarian would be fit to cut in fifty 
or sixty days. This year he let his grass get ripe and fed it to cattle, and 
they relished it better than hay. 
Judge Wilcox sowed Hungarian about the 27tli of June and cut it about 
the 1st of September, and had a very good crop. Where farms are small 
must resort to something else than grazing. Hungarian must be cut early. 
Geo. E. Morrow, of Chicago, did not think there was as much nutriment 
in small stalks of corn as in larger ones. 
C. II. Larkin makes an acre of his field corn fodder equal one ton of hay. 
President McLean found that Hungarian grass increased the supply of 
milk. 
E. II. Seward thought that Hungarian Was good for feed. 
M. N. Turner, of Iowa, did not like to feed corn fodder. To keep up the 
supply of milk, feed in manger, feed corn and cob after crushing. 
Dr. Tefft did not think cobs any better than saw-dust. 
R. W. Stewart had a johnny-cake made of this kind of feed and it tasted 
like the raspings of cow’s horns. 
The committee to whom was referred the communication from the Secre¬ 
tary of the State Agricultural Society submitted the following report, which 
was adopted: 
The Illinois State Dairymen’s Association recognize the importance of 
securing a satisfactory exhibition of dairy products at our State Pairs, 
believing that such exhibitions may be made highly beneficial in still further 
developing the dairy interest, and it will heartily co-operate with the State 
Board of Agriculture in its efforts to reach the desired result. In response 
