Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-05
STATE DAIRYMEN
Attending in Large Numbers
Meeting at Pennington.
Interesting Programme Arranged Gov
ering III Kinds Of Dairy Work.
All the Modern Dairy Machinery and Improve.
ments on Exhibition.


weather is favorable, today, the lndica-
tions all point to a large and successful
gathering at the State dairy conference
at this place.
Music hall, in which the meeting is
held, is in part of the large and beauti-
full brick block owned by Dobie W Moore
being occupied by stores, and has Il seat
ing capacity, including the gallery, for
about 1000 people. A large part Of the
auditorium is taken up by exhibitions of
butter and cheese, machinery and dairy
apparatus.
| Pennington, situated on the Sandy
river, is reached by IL branch of the Maine
| Central Railroad extending from Leeds
Junction to Rangeley and is about 50
miles from Portland. 1t is the shire town
of Franklin county, and contains, among
other noticeable buildings, IL fine court
house. 1t is in the midst of a good farm
ing country, many of the farms, it is said
cutting 100 tons of hay and over yearly.
| In approaching the town through Jay and
Wilton, the land is considerably broken
and stony in many places along the line
of the railroad. The farm buildings,
however, are looking well generally, ind-
cations tt hat farming is in prosperous
condition.
| Pennington was settled in 1916, and
now has a population approaching 5000,
and estates valued at nearly 81, 600, 600,
a very wealthy town in proportion to its
population.
4 The only manufacturing industry except
the creamery is the novelty box factory,
which does IA small business. In answer
to an inquiry as to what supported this
beautiful and thriving town, the reply
was, "The farming country around,
which points to another fact, that the
farming of Franklin county are in pro
gressive and prospering condition.
The Pennington creamery, or rather
4 butter factory, is now making about 1900
hounds of butter weekly and has been sell
ing at an average of 25 cents pound.
| Some years ago, when associated dairylng
was being discussed all over Maine, as the
cheapest and most profitable way of dis
posing of milk, butter and cheese factories
sprang up in all directions. A butter
factory (the Sandy River Creamery Co.
was started in the town of Phillips just
above here on the railroad, and developed
| into SO large and profitable a business,
that the farmers of Pennington concluded,
and rightly, too, that it would be better
for them to dispose of their milk at home,
rather than carry it 10 miles away. 80
| creamery was established here, which has
developed into an output of 1900 to 1900
mounds of butter weekly, the last being
| the largest amount ever made IN one
| week.
II. b. Hunter, Esq, member OF the
| State board of agriculture for FranklEi
county, has charge of the hall and the ar
ranqement of the exhibits, machinery, ctc
| This gentleman was at work, yesterday
and is working, today, locating the dlHri
ent exhibits, the effect of which depends
very much on the arrangement, fac'
which the gentleman seems fully to un-
derstand He is doing his best to make
the convention success.
This dairy convention will afford every
body who will take the pains to attend
an excellent opportunity to see and ex
anime all the new and improved garry
machinery and appliances, and compare
them with the methods OF "ye oldeh
timc.n Every modern invention ana I'm
provement up to date Will be on exhlpi
tion and their superiority over former
methods tSSteu anu eAPi'ihN"' -''''
l.should miss this opportunity.
Wednesday morning, the audience VIII
have an opportunity OF seeing lhe cehlri
fugal separator ut work, ana listening !"
tbe exclamation of the process of separat
ing the cream from the mix. Inc Dap
onck milk tester. will also he operated.
prof ] NJ. Bartlett of the Maine expert
,.,t station. will have this tester III
. aharro and show the audience by actual
tast tho exact amount of butter fat ther,
i in any and every sample of milk under
! ;nsnection The amount of butter tat VIII
not only be given, but also the total o'
otber solids contained in the milk.
Thursday moning, in addition to the
.hovo the churn will be at work Cream
vii, he churned, butter worked and saiteo
hofore the audience and all the instruc
,;,n g;ven for making first class butter
Tbe machinery to be operated by steam
and tre,d mower, running the tester ano
senarator are being put up. The treao
newer will be operated by yearllng Dun
nvo,tv that will attract considerable
attention. .;s.o,
7, &. f.. +. Goss Co. of Lewiston
iii make n large exhibit of dairy appii
,noos ,s will also Kendall & Whitney o.
pnr,Iand The goods are yet unpacSed
NJ from appearances, when set up an.
arranged. they will make the best exhinl
ION of this kind ever seen alta dairy meet
ing in the State
- : But few packages of butter and chess
have yet arrived. They are coming s, ~, su
,na nrenarations are being completed ioi
,arrn disulay. Premiums amounting t'
s,oo are offered for butter and cheese.
SiGS Good music, both vocal and instru
mental, under the direction of Mrs Mary
Elweil Stackpole, assisted by Miss Agnes
.. Allen. will be furnished each evening
: Three selections. A gentleman from Au u,
l. onst., is expected to be present ana as'is
i in singing. u.su,,., :,
I as follows: Ats A. NJ, separator ane
\ I m milk tester at work; at 10, introductor,
|. . nxarcises: ~ at 10. 80, 'Dairy Instruction a
: tbe Maine State College, by Proi' y.
}. Gowell; at 1.3o 2. M, "hatlonM S''aoi'