ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
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After some scattering remarks by other members of 
the association the subject of legislation was dropped. 
Dk. Tefft suggested that the association fix a place 
and time for the next annual meeting. 
E. H. Seward, in behalf of the people of Marengo 
and the Kishwaukee Farmers’ club, extended an invitation 
to the association to meet in Marengo. 
On motion this invitation was accepted. 
^ suggestion was made that those who had received 
piemiums on their butter be asked to donate part of their 
premiums to the society. 
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Prof. Frank PIall, of Sugar Grove, was then intro¬ 
duced and read the following paper on “ What will Educa¬ 
tion do for the Farmer?”: 
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PROF. HALL’S PAPER. 
A well-known Illinois educator remarks in substance 
as follows : 
“The average Western farmer toils hard early and 
late, often depriving him of needed rest and sleep,_for 
what? to raise corn. For what? to feed hogs. For what? 
to get money with which to buy more land. For what? 
to raise more corn. For what? to feed more hogs. For 
what ? to buy more land. And what does he want of 
more land? Why, he wishes to raise more corn,—to feed 
more hogs,—to buy more land,—to raise more corn, to 
feed more hogs,—and in this circle he moves until ’God 
Almighty stops his hoggish work ! ” 
Whether or not this is a fair criticism of the Western 
farmer, it is an undeniable fact, that too many of us are 
slow to perceive utility in any thing except that which will 
at once add to our material wealth. 
You can measure the genius and guess the occupation 
