8 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
its excellent butter and poyr cheese. I 
u : n1 cheese will continue to be made so long as factory 
natrons and manufacturers can both make money by so 
„ Class me as one of a large number who will not 
eat cheese thoroughly skimmed. “ If this be treason, make 
the TcHemycounty is one of the pioneers in the manu¬ 
facture of good cheese and “ Gilt Edged ” butter. Barthol¬ 
omew Stewart Brothers, and a few others in this county and 
Kane’ made cheese, long years ago, that superceded the 
noted “ Western Reserve” and New York cheese 
Israel Boies (a name honored by dairymen everywhere) may 
iustlv be considered as the pioneer in the manufacture of a 
extra quality of butter in this vicinity, where now so mucl 
is manufactured, and is so widely appreciated 
Dairymen of Illinois, your executive com.mtteei have 
outlined an extensive field for discussion on this 
Very few dairy topics have as yet received solutions that 
•command universal assent. The field is wide and still open 
?or both argument and experiment. In the same neighbor¬ 
hood several methods are considered best for feeding da^^r 
cows. The causes and prevention of aboition a y 
ous drawback to dairymen, remain unknown. The be 
methods of setting milk, still in dispute; the best^reeds o 
dairy stock a subject of difference, and so om Above 
these topics so useful, and necessary to be discussed let u 
not forget to study to so manage this industry that its m 
noted product shall be a race of men. and women noted for 
intelligence and. worthy manhood and womanhood. Ilhn ■ 
• _ state_onlv in its infancy of development. i a 
proud of her past progress, and hopeful for a glorious future. 
T feel ciuite sure the dairymen of Illinois will bung i 
honor to its fame. One word more, and I give way to you. 
regular^ proceedings. Dr. J. Woodworth, one of the mem¬ 
bers of the Kishwaukee Farmers' club who was.aIso a 
member of your association, and a worthy paJ ’ 
and I may justly add a man of science and a P^cticalr ^ 
‘it duly appreciate his energy and suggestions in the cause 
of daify improvements, and offer in tins public manner our 
orateful tribute of respect to his memory. 
In the absence of Judge Wilcox, of Elgin, who was to 
