Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-11-02
National Butter, Cheese and Egg ASsocia-
ton,

The eighth annual convention of thi,
lssoc alton will be held at Cedar Rapids
IAN vember 20 h Both and December Isl
ID, to which all interested are invited
The circular says:
In presenting the list of premiums
(Which will include diplomas, gold, silver
md bronze medals, dairy implements and
useful articles, and liberal cash premium>)
md rules to ,lairymen and mtnuttctutes.
The advisory committee take special pleas
IRE in calling attention to the fact tina
he object of the national butter, cheers
and egg association, is the collecting an
disseminating of scientific and prac ical
knowledge in these important branche,
IF agriculture and commerce
The exhibition Will include the following
genera divisions: |, Butter. 2, Cheese 3.
Machinery and implements tor cheese fac
forles and creamerIes. (Steam power Will
he ful nished) 4, COopernge and packages
) Mudes and designs for creanere-,
t,ctorv and dairy buildings, refrigerator
rooms, cars, barns, etc. 6, Antlseplics,
ennets, etc 7, Dairy cattle.
rhe special classification of butter will
be: Factory creamery, made from full
milk. Fac o'Y creamery, from gathered
rIeam. Farm creamery made from one
nerd by creamery process. Dairy butter.
made without creamery me holds. Re
backed or lale packed butter. Entries
i've tubs not less han nifty pounds in each
kept in farm creamery, forty pounds
lary, thirty pounds in package til,
cl,ssificatl n of cheese will include Chrd
| lars, large ana small, fiat cheese, full
,ream, June, Sep ember and October
makes, entries five boxes each; fancy
,.heese American, Swiss. eIc. Full details
# rIa-- iticttirn in program of rules, etc
furnished upon application to the Secre
try.
TRANSPORTATION, ACCOMMODATIONS, AMI
DELEGATIONS.
The committee suggest that all person,
intending to attend the convention and fair
will promote their comfort by notifying
he Secretary of the association. Tn,
.iiizens of Cedar Rapids have appointed ;
,prcia committee of arrangements, wht
viii spare no effort to make the thOusan Is
comfortable. Vice Presidents and mem
bers of the standing committees in eact
If The states represented in the nationa
butter cheese and egg association are re-
4pectfuIv requested to take such action a
viii send good delegation of representa-
ives of the ira ie to Cedar Rapids t,
participate on this important occasion
3oards of trade are invited to name sucl
If heir members. who will serve, to &C
upon examining committees, the inten
ion being, rs far as possible, to selec
Judges who are non residents of the stat,
In which the convention is held. Tn
"ommitce on transportation viii tndeavO
10 secure such special rates as is usual OF
similar occ ISions.
Remember an invitation is given to al
persons in any way INFESTED in the object
+ Of the convention and exhibition to parlic
ipate. Ess VS. and papers upon any sub
, irct perInent to the dairy enterprise, Ar
, respectfully invited, the object OF the M
a tional association being to instruct an
n hereby advance the best interests of tn
p industry.
DAIRY conventions and fairs are calcu
, lated to create deeper interest in agrcu
n ture, and make more prominent Ties
social amenities that make human Ill
4 better worth living; like the summt
g shower that quickens growth" At thes
if festivals where commerce and agriculur
meet. as it were, and form a co-partnershi
V with progress as their motto, the farmt
and producer, manufacturer and deale
N are brought face to face, and become be
ter known to each Oher. Honorable IN
profitable composition is created, and
demand at once made for improvement
Better feeling, better crops, better stoc
better products, (and we were about
say, better prces), and securing quc
markets at home and abroad; and Il
h people who each and all must share
Al these great advantages to be gained, hay
at least once Il year an opportunity to s,
, each for himself the grea Improvement
dairy husbandrv in their country. IT
rs hope is entertained that the dairymen M
N manufacturers of all sections will con
forward, and make this dairy fair Of lSS
~ II credit to the increasing dairy interest
10 not only of the west, but OF the entil
W country. The address of the Secretar
~ will be Davenport, Iowa, until Novemb
10Th and after that date, at Cedar Rapid
Iowa.
'r Bv order of the advisory committee.
ar Respectfully,
,r ROBERT NJ. LIrTLER, Secretary.
m Davenport, OcLober 10. 1881.
Col I.ittIer in a private letter says
% wants Vermont butter there, and we no
!, some of our good darymen will send o
n some, as we have an idea we should ha'