36 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
barns, fine houses, and good improvements, and the best 
farms—and were growing better every year. We export 
largely, and will in time export to all parts of the world. 
We ought to cultivate our home market; but our export 
trade is encouraging. In his location they raise corn, corn, 
until the soil is becoming ruined. No hay should be 
shipped to market; it should all be fed on the farm. It 
did not seem to him as though the business could fail. 
The Cotton States are constantly growing poorer every 
year, by their constantly raising one crop. Pork and 
grain all goes from the north; each year the planter is 
without money to go on; they grow poorer and poorer. 
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Wm. Patterson made some inquiries in regard to the 
essentials of a good dairy farm, as regards soil, etc. 
D. C. Scofield: As to good cows, his practice was to 
use as good a male as possible; then changed so as to get 
three-fourth blood. Wanted large sized bodies. 
E. H. Seward thought dairymen should use great dis¬ 
cretion as to breeding. Could tell by the looks of a calf 
what she would be when grown. Could not replace his 
cows by purchase; must raise his own calves. 
D. C. Scofield wanted to know the milking points of 
a bull. 
E. H. Seward: Must have slim head, milk mirror, 
etc.; must have all the marks of a heifer; must be from 
good milking stock. 
On motion the convention now adjourned to meet 
to-morrow morning, at 9 a.m. 
