The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-01-24

show the ignorant that it was not but
ter but butterine.
These resolutions were referred To
the committee on resolutions.
The hour having arrived for the
election of officers for the ensuing year,
the following were unanimously
elected:
President, j. l.. Erwin of Fulton,
vice president, John Patterson of Pet
It's county, secretary, Levi Chubbuck
of Columbia, treasures Geo. Lamm OF
Petiis county.
WhereupOn the convention took a
recess until $50 in the evening.
EVENING SESSION.
There was a very large gathering
at the evening session, when President
Erwin called the meeting to order at
7:i5O'clock.
The first business was the report of
the committee on the "best display
Of dairy products from any one dairy
or farm, to which they awarded first
prize to Mrs. Geo. b. Lamm, and sec
ond prize to Mrs. G. II. runlap.
This was followed by the report of
the auditing committee, who rendered
their report through their chairman,
Mr.. Levi Chubbuck, in which there
seemed to be Il small balance un-
settled.
On motion of Mr.. Burris, duly
seconded, the secretary-elect was in
structed to correspond with the retir-
ing secretary, with power to act.
A mixed quartette consisting of
Miss Anna Mertz, soprano; Miss
Helen Gallie, contralto; Mr.. +. G..
Billings, tenor; and Mr. +. +. Clark.
basso, accompanied by Miss Nellie
Stark, upon the piano, sang in
an exquisite manner the beautiful
part song entitled Milk Maids Song"
which met with prolonged applause.
The committee on cheese then pre-
-ented its report, in which they gave
first premium to Mr.. q. {. Beach and
second to Mr.. c. =. Shepard.
How to market dairy pro-
ducts WAS treated by Mr..
w. n. Tivey of 81. Louis, in
an able manner and he WAS followed
hy DIR. Porter. director of the United
States government experimental sta
ton located ut Columbia, Mo. His
topic was. The Balanced Ration for
the Dairy Cow. and was treated in Il
mastery manner. The entire address
was rcpIcte with scientiiical deductions
and vas in the anylitical order Be
ginning with the definition of ration
he finally applied it in the sense used
in the caption, and elucidated the fact
that Il mixed diet for dairy cattle was
the only true diet. As an example
of what Wisconsin considered bal
ancei ration. he distributed among
those present an official bulletin.
which contained all the necessary in
formation. The entire discourse was
full Of vaIue,l instruction and We re-
gre: that We have not space to publish
il in iuli.
Mr.. l.amm.of the committee on res-
olutions. presented his report which
Wa accepted. Most OF the resolutions
we've such ~ called upon the legisla-
ture for action, and on motion of Mr..
Chubbuck. Mr.. J. III. Rice was dele
gated To bring the matters before the
present session of the legislature for
action.
DIR. Porter advocated the establish
ment of dairy school. and said such
an institution could he started on an
appropriation of $1,000.
Mavor Stevens WAS then permitted
to hrin. l. 70 = the convention. I, e
matter oil prs-enting to the present
session of the state legislature, peti-
ton Tor IN appropriation Of $4,000
To I've used ny the state board OF agri-
culture. in furlhering the interest in
the annual state fair 81, 900 To be
used in 1898. and so, 900 to be used
1891. lie Iwtlt at length upon the
benefits Ia he derived by the farmer
from such fairs. and advocated Sedalia
a. tlieproper place 10 hold same.
After pointing out the numerous
Sedalia could offer, he dis
tributed blanks among those present,
which he requested To he circulated
for signer> to the petition. Each blank
Il draft for the proposed bill
the appropriation, in which
each industry ofan agricultural nature
was allotted the sum to he expended
in liz encouragement.
Mr.. Lamm offered IA a final report /
ri the committee on resolution, set |
Of resolutions thanking Mr.. Chubbuck /
for the good lac had done the State /