20 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
to the request of the Secretary of the Board the following recommendations 
are respectfully made : 
It is essential that a building suitable for the purpose be provided, and 
this should be under the superintendence of a practical dairyman, with suf¬ 
ficient assistance to prevent improper handling of the goods exhibited as 
dairy products, especially butter, should be handled only by the committee 
appointed for the purpose. Exhibitors should show their goods m attractive 
packages, and the cheese should be removed from the boxes. 
The names of exhibitors should not be made public until after the awards 
of premiums have been made. 
Great care should be exercised in the selection of competent, unbiased 
and disinterested awarding committees. 
To call out a large display, and thus insure a good exhibition, liberal pre¬ 
miums should be offered. 
In connection with the exhibition of butter and cheese, inducements 
should be offered and facilities furnished for an exhibition of dairy apparatus 
of all kinds. We believe it would be practicable, and a feature of much 
interest, to have the operation of butter and cheese making conducted on 
the grounds by experts. 
We recommend the offer, in addition to the premiums for best cow, ot 
liberal sweepstakes’ premiums for the best herds of not less than five cows 
in milk It is believed that liberal premiums of this class would call out an 
’ exhibition of representatives of the different dairy breeds, which would give 
an unusually good opportunity for comparison of their merits. I acilities for 
caring for the milk would be essential, and it is recommended that in 
awarding premiums to cows exhibited, the tests as to quantity and quality 
of milk and its products produced on the grounds, be taken into consideration. 
It is further recommended that liberal premiums be offered foi the best 
and most profitably managed dairies, as shown by certified reports for a year 
or a given number of days, and by personal examination by a committee 
appointed by the Board. 
Dr. Stone moved the appointment of a committee of five to make nomi¬ 
nations for the ensuing year. 
The chair appointed B. R. Stone, Judge Wilcox, R. W. Stewart, I. Boise 
and D. Seavey. 
Dr. Stone moved to amend the Constitution by fixing the Admission Fee 
at $1.00 each. 
Judge Wilcox moved to amend the amendment by substituting 50 cents 
fee. Lost. The original motion carried. 
Dr. It. It. Stone, I. II. Wanzer and Win. Panton, were appointed a com¬ 
mittee to solicit members, and a large number of those present became | 
members. 
The Association then adjourned to 2 p. in. 
