ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
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of 1863 lie got twenty-three cents per gallon, and all other 
things were in proportion. Had sold good butter for seven 
cents per pound when it took seven pounds of butter to 
buy one yard of cotton cloth; prices had ranged from five 
and one-half to twenty-three cents. 
The Committee on Nominations made the following 
report: 
To the Illinois State Dairymen's Association: 
We, the undersigned, Committee on Nominations, 
submit the following. We recommend that the old officers 
who served last year, be re-elected for the ensuing year . 
On motion the report was received and adopted and 
the Secretary instructed to cast the entire vote of the con¬ 
vention in favor of the same. Whereupon the vote was 
taken, when the Secretary cast the vote as instructed, 
except for the Secretary, wherein he declined to vote for 
himself. 
On motion the chairman of committee was instructed 
to cast entire vote for Secretary, which was done, and the 
vote declared unanimous. 
County Trustees were then appointed, as follows: 
Kane County — ( 1 . P. Lord, J. R. Me Lean, C. H. Larkin. 
Cook County —Hon. John Wentworth, Hr. Kennicott, A. H. 
Halton. 
Ogle County — J. Davis, T. H. Baker, A. J. Negers. 
McHenry County — L. W. Sheldon, R. M. Patrick, H. M. Thome. 
DeKalb County —Hon. William Patten, R. Ellwood, T. H. 
St.Johns. 
Knox County —A. J. Miller, Gleason Breed, C. J. Ferris. 
Clay County —Gen. L. B. Parsons, Thomas Milsom, B. B. 
Ingraham. 
Da Page County —Ir a Albro, Peter Pratt, A. S. Barnard. 
Stephenson County —John Smallwood, S. F. Henderson, John 
Swezna. 
Boone County — L. W. Lawrence, B. Cornwell, T. E. Munn. 
On motion adjourned to meet at 1:30 p. m. 
