ILLINOIS 
STATE DAIRYMENS ASSOCIATION. 
io 6 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMENS 
SECRETARY’S REPORT. 
The following is the report of M. H. Thompson, retir- 
ing secretary, for the year ending December io, 1879 . 
. $ 3 °4 
To balance on hand from last year."VAV.V.V.V.V.’.V. 25 
■ < rash for report.... . 75 5° 
Tune n, to cash of R. M. Patrick, Treasurer. . 
J $78 79 
CONTRA. $60 qo 
Tune 11, bv cash paid for printing reports.'ll".. 3 4° 
J ?« * «*' sundry items, printing, express, telegrams, etc .. Ig 39 
Cash on hand to balance. —- 
$78 79 
Marengo, Ill., Dec. 11, 1879. 
report of committee on legislation. 
The following report of the committee on legislation 
was handed to the secretary since the meeting of the asso- 
ciation: 
Dr Joseph Tefft, President of the Illinois State Dairy- 
: The 
charged with the duty of presenting to the legislature tnc 
interests of the dairy industry, for the purpose of obtain n 
respectfully°report S in the month of Match In,, .hoy 
went to Springfield and presented to a committee of both 
I nches of the legislature the following statement. 
First The importance of the dairy industry 
Thf following statement will show the magnitude and 
amine of this branch of industry in the state of Illinois . 
V From he census returns of 1870 (the last actual data) 
it appears that the number of milch cows then in lie state 
was 1 6/io 121 Estimating the increase at 25 per cent, 
w the last eight years (and this increase m number is not 
equaHo the increL in the dairy product during diat time) 
and we now have 840421 cows in this state. We adopt 
80 °^S e S°ir account the men and. horses 
man for every twenty cows, a span of horses lor eve y 
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