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Mr. Lambert (Canada): What breed? 
E. H. Seward: Grade Durhams come in at from 
eighteen to twenty months old. 
Mr. McRichards here gave all present an invitation 
to attend the next annual meeting of the Kishwaukee 
Farmers’ Club, to be held at Marengo, Jan. 26, 1879. 
On motion, adjourned to meet at 1:30 p. m. 
Wednesday, 1:30 p. m. 
After the convention assembled the secretary an¬ 
nounced that he had received several important communi¬ 
cations, from various persons appointed to take part in this 
meeting. On motion it was voted to dispense with the 
reading, but that they be printed in the proceedings. 
Topic No. 6 was called for, but the parties assigned to 
open this discussion were absent. 
Topic No. 7—“ At present prices, does the dairyman, 
whose milk is manufactured into butter or cheese, or both, 
at a factory as now generally managed in this state, receive 
what he ought for his milk ? If not, why ? And what is 
the remedy ? ” 
This being one of the most important questions for 
the dairymen to consider, all present listened with great 
interest to Judge Wilcox, who spoke to this question as 
follows. He said: 
