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ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN^ ASSOCIATION. 
thought this dividend question was one which should 
receive the careful attention of every dairyman and others 
interested in the matter. Dairying in the future would be 
formed upon a good, sound basis. He thought, however, 
that diversified farming was the best, from the fact that you 
were the least liable to failure, because you had two or 
three things to fall back on in case of an emergency. 
Kingsley: Thought diversified farming was die best. 
Some bought their cows, and others raised them ; this varied 
much in different localities. He thought if a man had a 
small farm he ought to keep to dairying exclusively. He 
thought, however, for the sake of the land, he ought to 
change. He had been a dairyman a good while. 
Mr. Seward: Said the question should not pass with¬ 
out more talk. Diversified farming was the question v/hich 
had to come, sooner or later. He was satisfied that we 
mowed and pastured our land too long. Manuring land 
would not produce the quality of grass that you could get 
if you broke it up. Our land seemed very well adapted to 
raising clover. He had seen pastures that had nevei been 
broken up, and he thought from them you could get a 
larger crop than from older land. Foreign grasses would 
come in. About it being more profitable, he thought the 
dairymen of Illinois should follow mixed farming. He 
thought if every farmer would try and raise some stock 
and raise more grain than he needed he would be better off. 
He thought exclusive farming not so profitable. Thought 
farmers should raise a few calves and keep up their dairies. 
He thought one good breeder kept on the farm was a good 
thing, and unless we raised some stock like this, every little 
while, we must go to others and buy stock and pay big 
prices. He thought, too, that we should raise root crops ; 
