Hello: My name is Bill Casey and I am a dairy farmer and part-time Agricultural Historian. I have read some publications by John J. Dillon ( editor and owner of the Rural New-Yorker 1910-1950) on the plight of the New York dairyman and have wondered if anyone knows if he has any surviving relatives or what ever happened to the Rural New-Yorker. The last issue of the Rural New Yorker that I have seen was printed in 1962 For those who may have an interest: John J. Dillon was born in 1854 on a dairy farm and edited, and owned the Rural New-Yorker publication. With his position of Editor he heard of the many injustices done to dairy farmers as they passed the responsibility of marketing their dairy products to Coops and Marketing groups. During the 1910's Bordens was constantly underpaying producers and farmers were not able to organize sufficiently to demand a fair price. John J. Dillon was asked to become the leader and bargain for the farmer---thus the 1919 Milk Strike. "The Seven Decades of Milk" by John J. Dillon published 1941, tells a history of the milk industry and the formation of The Dairymen League Coop. Thanks in advance Bill Casey POBox 36 Apulia Sta. NY 13020 [log in to unmask]