ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 11 
ureably, passed away. Schools have already been established in various 
sections of our country for the education of the young agriculturist or farmer 
and we trust they may be the means of doing much good. 
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Dr. J. Woodworth, of Marengo, responded as follows, 
in substance : Elgin people deserve great credit for their 
zeal and energy in bringing the dairy interests of the State 
so prominently before the world at large. He had not long 
been a professional dairyman. Left a professional life to 
engage in agriculture. Came to Elgin to learn, not to 
teach. For many years the dairy product had been brought 
to our market, where good, bad and indifferent, all brought 
the same price. Was glad to know that now all was 
changed, and each package sold upon its merits or not ad 
all ; and no one thing has had so much to do in bringing 
about this state of things as these conventions. Now, the 
prime brings good prices, the poor, poor prices, just as it 
ought to ; believed it the duty of every dairyman to produce 
the very best he could, and thus keep the standard of our 
product up, so that when dealers wanted to purchase cheap 
products they must go to some other state. Illinois would 
not furnish them much longer. It is not profitable to pro¬ 
duce a poor article, neither is it a satisfaction. Western 
products are now quoted as high, or even higher in the 
East than Eastern products, which is certainly an encourag¬ 
ing outlook; and if we permit that none but first-class 
goods shall go upon the market bearing an Illinois brand, 
we will soon lead the world in dairy products. We heartily 
coincide with the sentiment of the address of our worthy 
president, and shall join in the business of this convention 
feeling that our acts are important, and that we are not 
among strangers, and when we return to our several homes 
feel that our time has been profitably spent. 
Prof. F. H. Hall, of the Sugar Grove Industrial School, 
now read the following paper. Subject, The Successful 
Agriculturist and Dairyman.” 
