Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-15
"Wednesday Evening.

At the opening Of the session this eve
ming . duet was finely rendered by Prof.
A. r. Smiley and Mr.. C. c. Nichols that
was received with great applause.
The lecture of the evening was delivered
BY DR.. George Austin BrOsn of Woodstock.
Conn, on "DairyiDg from the Business
Standpoint" In commencing, the speaker
said that the strongest featare OF dairy ing
was the business side. Not Governor
Hoard nor Prof SteEart are the autaori-
ties in dairying, much as these gentlemen
know, the best authority is the Almighty
Dollar" 1t is this which stamps the sue
cess and authority Of a business. To-
day when 20 many business men do
not know Just how they stand, the dairy
farmer of all men hardly knows that
there has been money panic this fall. hut
to reach greater success the dairyman him
self must accept the advanced ideas OF
science and carry them out upon his own
farm and in his own business. In Maine
there are the best conditions for success 10
dairying-soil, climate, water those essen
tial elements of success at the foundation
are all first-elass But the farmer must
make eertsin changes in his methods. Dr.
Bowen advocated a change IN the constIue-
ton of our barns, building them entirely
for purposes of storage of forage. and hav-
ing an adjoining ell for horses and cattle
He did rot favor cellars fer manure
storage under the barn where cattle
and hay are kept. The silo is destined to
occupy a prominent place in the farm build
ing, of the future. The dairy COW must be
bred for a specific purpose, as she IS
specific animal, the same as horse is bred
for speed In the details of the manage
ment of the dairy farms the farmer must
provide for the effects of dry season,
similar to the past, by growing forage crops
20 help out the short pastures and poor graz
ing. This is good business. The better the
food and grain ration the better the manure
made from the herd and the more rapidly
will the old farm be brought up and kept up
Ia its fertiliziug capacity. The increased
product of the cows bring back the money
put on the soil in the manuTes purchased or
made. The value of pedigree was forcibly
and very strikingly illustrated by series
of large diagrams sho@n by Dr. Bowen up
on the stage, and which he fully and care
fully explaiued. In II dairy animai the ped
igree is of as much importance as It is in
race horse. It has an actual cash value
Its worth is IN dollars AMI it should never
be overlooked in stsrtiog the dairy herd or
in maintaining Il at the best producing point
Bn. the herd must be wed cut
the poo. and improbable animals must
not only be bred out, they mpgt be wed out. /
This practice, added to good pedigree will |
be found y mine of wealth to the deirymsn. |
Attention and thorou2hGess to detail was
next spoken of and enforced in strong ard /
eloquent language. as most essential to suc-
,-I nf lotr
At the conclusion Of DR.. Bowen's Iectnra,
interesting remarks upon the value OF pedi- I
Rree. illustrated by several entertaining in |
cidents. were made by Gov. Hoard and the |
meeting adjourned. The attendance dur |
ing the evening was good.
The following is list of those who e1-
hibit butter and cheese at the convention;
Butter, c. c. Nichols, Hon. Thomas
Daggett, S. C. Greeley, c. n. Dow, VIII
Gray, Mrs. Walter f. True, +. Gotf, A: A.
Adams. J. S. Bearce, c. c. Weston, Fox
croft J. j. Carr, Mrs. Jane Plummer, Do !
yer; L. W. and f. O. Stoddard, Guilford
S. C. Hall, Shapleigh W. d. Bisbee, East
Wilton Creamery Otis Meader, Albion H.
l.. Leland. J. P. Leland & Son, Frank
Know lton Mrs. II. =. Lang, w. f.. Leland,
Sangerville; Ira j. Porter, Houlion;
George F. Mallett, Mrs. E. c. Mallett'
Topsham; Mrs. II. II. Boothby, Athens;
Mrs. J. A. Woodside, Lewiston; Mrs. [.
F. Creamer, Marlborough, F. ). ADAMS
Bowdoinham; N. B. Young Lamoine h.
II. Smell, Vassalboro; Mrs. Eliza Philips,
Belfast; Mrs. NJ. l.. Robbins, winthrop;
Mrs. C. B. Goodell, Mrs. W. II. Hathaway,
W,llimautic: A. +. Parsman, +. j. Gerry,
Garland; T.. s. Dixon, Ssbbastls Mountain
Creamery, Wales; C.. |. Grimell, Exeter
Cheese Mrs. H. P. Lang, East Sanger
vile; A. F. Russell Livermore; n y.
Young. Lsmoine; Mrs. S. Fletcher, Mrs.
A. s. Merrill. Parkman; c. {. Weston,
Foxcroft: Hon. John Rogers, Stetson
Frank kuowlton, Sangerville.
Samples of Cream: c. {. Nichols. Fox
croft; George F. Mallett, Topsham; n. B.
Young, Lamoine.
Included in the above list are entries for
the several classes into which the preuli-
ums were divided. as dairy and creamery
butter in prints and solid plain and fancy
cheese, dsiry and factory: sweepstakes IN
both classes and the special Worcester
premium offered by Kendall Il Whitney
Portland.
Mr.. h. C. Brett of Lewiston is in charge
of the Goss exhibit. Dir. Whitney OF the
firm of Kendall & Whitney, Portland. is
here in the interest of bis firm, ami the lie
Laval separator is in charge OF Mr. 4. j,
Parker of New York Mr.. OrrIn Brett of
Boston. the expert Judge, will pass upon
the quality of the butter and cheese on ex-
hibition. Eleven counties are represented
by members of the board of agriculture
who are present.
Never in the history of farmers eonven-
ton. in this State has larger attendance
greeted the lecturers, or deeper interest
IN the subject of the meeting been mani
tested among the auditors, than at the
opening dsy's proceedings of the dairy con-
ference. 1t gave in advance an assurance