The Portland daily press., 1892-12-16
Especial to the Press.l


BRUNSWICK, December 15.-The busi-
ness session of the State Dairy meeting
began today in the large and handsome
town hall, the sides of which were lined
with butter-workers, churns, refrigera-
TORS, creamers, coolers, aerators, stamps,
coloring stuff, milk testers and other
tools of the airyman-conspicuou
among which was the fine exhibit of the
A. L. C E. F. GosssCompany, Lewiston.
The display of dairy products, tho ugh
not large, was select. Three creameries
were represented, the Cape Elizabeth,
the Paris and the Nichols, of Riverside
Farm, Foxcroft; while the exhibits from
private dairies were particularly choice.
Amony those exhibiting were @. S. Dun
ming, North Harpswell; Mrs. A. L. Den
nison, Freeport; E. burlington, Bow
doinham; Highland Farm, the Pike
Brothers, Cornish; j. J. Porter, Houlten;
Fairview Homestead, c. FL. Wheeler,
threp; D. NJ. Tedford, Topsham; and w.
F. Riggs and o. Meader, Albion. A big
cheese, from A. L. Haines Fort Fairfield,
and four lots from Mrs. L. D. French,
Mount Vernon, comprised all that was
exhibited in. that line.
OF the Board of Agriculture there
were present, besides Secretary Me-
Keen. Ira J. Porter, Aroostook; B. +.
Briggs, Androscoggin; Warren ii. Vim
ton, Cumberland E. W. Stetson, Lin
coin; A. w. Gilman, Piscataquis; A. R.
Smiley. Somerset; F. S. Adams, Sagada-
hoe; Freeman Atwood, Waldo; T. II.
Thompson, Washington. Prot. Walter
Balentine, of the State College, was also
-
able number of interested spectators, in-
Guiding sprinkling of ladies.
The hour from to 10 o'clock was
passed in watching "the wheels go
round, . as the different machines were
made to show what they would do, and
in listening to the clack of the agents of
patent churns, creamers, coolers, con-
densers and coloring matter warranted
to be as yellow as the skin of a man af-
fiicted with the jaundice. The display
of butter was tempting indeed, and made
one long to see bakers cart roll into
the halI--though the handsome, waxen-
appearing substance, with its sweet, nut
ty flavor, looked good enough to eat
alone. AS for the cheese, it was tempt
ing enough
To Go with Bread and Kisses
though the ladies present offered neith-
er. Attentive groups of spectators in
terestedly watched the milk testers,
churns and separators in operation, and
the most improved methods of ripening
cream, and working and sailing butter,
looking as wise, meanwhile, as they
knew how.
The business session was slow about
beginning, and it was nearly 1890 o'clock
before the meeting was called to order
by Mr.. f. S. Adams of Sagadahoc. Busi-
ness at once began by an exhibition of
the De Laval ''Baby Separator by Mr..
W. S. Weeks of Vassalboro. At the
same time the Babcock tester and the
Cooley process were explained. 1t was
the first time that the practical process
of churning and butter making has ever
been attempted on platform before the
public at any meeting of the dairymen
under the auspices of the board. The
buttermilk was passed round and found
to be palatable beverage.
Then the literary exercises began, the
Hon. C. j. Gilman, in brief and fitting
phrase welcoming the board to Bruins
wick on behalf of it's citizens. He spoke
in high terms of the work of the Board
of Agriculture, saying that its reports
compare favorably with those of any
state in the Union. Every cent appro-
priated for it by ollr government is wise
ly appropriated and wisely expended. OF
especial concern are our dairy interests
which the board is so wisely fostering.
He welcomed it also in behalf of the Sag
adahoc Agricultural Society
Secretary McKeen briefly responded
in behalf of the board, returning thanks
to the Sagadahoc Society, whose mouth
piece Mr.. Gilman was.
The first paper announced on the pro-
gramme of the days exercises, was one
by DR.. George H. Bailey, state vetinary
and member of the Maine Cattle Com
mission, on Sanitary influence of light
and cleanliness in our stables" As DR..
Bailey has been away from home for
some weeks on official business, he re.
ceived no notification of the task inn
posed upon him until last Saturday, too
late for him to make any preparation. So
he could write no paper, and contented
himself with making little discursivs
talk to the audience. Very useful, and
clear, and bright talk it was. too. He