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ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
homes on this, the seventh annual re-union of the Illinois 
State Dairymen’s Association. 
The great progress made in the dairy regions of the 
Northwest during the last few years, and the many benefits 
derived from these annual re-unions, and the discussion 
the various topics which directly interest the dairymen 
should induce every dairyman in Northern Illinois to meet 
once each year for consultation, benefit, and recreation. 
Notwithstanding the seeming great prosperity of the 
dairy interests in the Northwest, these interests never be¬ 
fore stood in so great danger from the many new inven¬ 
tions and devices for adulterating both butter and cheese 
as at the present time. 
These adulterations of butter and cheese by the sub- 
stitution of lard and tallow, are becoming so great that it is 
hioh time that every dairyman throughout the great North¬ 
west should join hands in suppressing these great frauds 
which are now sapping the foundations o, every dairyman s 
industry. 
One other great evil which now threatens the future 
prosperity of dairymen is the manufacture of cheese so 
heavily skimmed as to make it nearly unfit for food, and 
which' beyond a doubt is rapidly reducing the consump¬ 
tion of this article in our own country and has recently so 
cut down the exports of cheese to Europe as to make it 
nearly impossible to sell for export the cheese made in 
Northern Illinois. It is safe to say that these two causes 
combined have caused nearly all the decline in the puce of 
this class of cheese during the last two months. 
The subjects outlined for discussion at this meeting aie 
among the most important ones presented to this associa¬ 
tion for discussion since its organization. 
Though but a few names among the many hundreds of 
prominentdairymen in Northern Illinois, appear upon the 
programme presented you, doubtless most practical dairy¬ 
men present will be called upon to give their views and the 
result of their experience upon the subjects presented, and 
it is hoped that these discussions and comparison of views 
by practical men may so benefit and interest all who may 
