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ILLINOIS STATE DAIKYMEN’s ASSOCIATION. 
Spring, in order to supply the need of the plant. I have found bone super 
phosphate valuable upon warm sandy soil, with three hundred pounds per 
acre. Common salt is superior to the above, with one barrel per acre • 
wood ashes and quick-lime are both valuable at the rate of eight bushels per 
acre. I have never known a chemical fertilizer to prove of any value when 
plowed under or buried beneath the reach of the plant. 
A lamentation comes through the columns of the Country Gentleman 
of last week, from a farmer in Pennsylvania, who experimented with super 
phosphate by plowing it under six inches; he came to the conclusion that 
he had better bought his corn. Where I have experimented, the value of 
the crop has been increased from twenty to forty per cent., upon corn, oats, 
and grass land. From what I have seen of these fertilizers, I would not 
esitate in recommending them on warm sandy soil, where commercial 
fertilizers are necessary. I believe super phosphate valuable upon most 
c/ai I a * 
On motion the President appointed G. P. Lord, J. B. 
IcLean, and S.K. Williams, as a committee on resolu¬ 
tions of condolence in regard to death of members since 
our lat't meeting. 
On motion, I. Boies, F. H. Hall, and S. Wilcox, were 
made a committee on nomination of officers for the ensuing: 
year. & 
Jcdge Wilcox here spoke of the bill which had been 
prepared and laid before our Legislature, with reference 
to the adulteration of milk; he said it had been allowed to 
sleep the sleep of negligence; our legislators could see no 
political significance in it, therefore paid no attention; it 
ought to be attended to; it was important to every dairy¬ 
man and should be passed at our next legislature. 
M. H. Thompson offered the following, which was 
adopted: 
Moved that a committee of five be appointed, which 
shall be known as a Committee on Legislation, whose duty 
it shall be to lay facts and figures before the next session 
