Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-11-19
City and County.
STATE DAIRY CONFERENCE.
Grand Exhibit and Interesting Programme
Provided.

The State dairy conferences under the
management of Secretary McKeen have
been success from the first and a
marked Improvement has been noticed
from the following programme arranged
for the conference which is to be held at
Norway, Dec 4, 5 and 6, the coming
meeting will surpass predecessors;
Wednesday, December 4th. Setting up
of exhibition.
Thursday, December 5th. 90 A. NJ,
separators and milk tester at work; 10. 90
A. NJ, Introductory exercises; 80 A.
NJ "Our Dairy interests" by Prof G.
Nj. Gowcll; 1870 p. NJ Recent Innova-
lions in Cream Ripeuing by Prof r.
". Conn cf Wesleyan University, Middle
town, Conn. 40 p. NJ, "A Breud aud
Butter Lecture, by Miss Anna Barrows
of Boston, editor of the American Kitchen
Magazine.
Friday, December 6th.-900 A. NJ
separators and milk testers at work 9 45
a. NJ, E" Form and Quality of the Cow as
Indicating Her Function and Capacity,
by Prof g. NJ Gowell; 10. 80 A. M 1.-The
Relation of the Food of Mich Cows to
the Quality of Their Product by Prof. W.
II. Jordan, director of Maine experiment
station; !. 30 p. NJ Waste and Economy
in Dairy Management, by Hon W. ID.
Hoard, Fort Atkinson, Wis. 7.00 p. M,
awarding prizes on dairy products; 7.30
p NJ, general discussion of our dairy in
terests by farmers and creamery men, to
be opened by Hon. r. ". Ellis, of Emb-
den Each speaker to be limited to ten
minutes To he followed by remarks
from Hon. W. d, Hoard.
Questions and discussions will follow
each lecture and good music from local
talent is expected for the evening meet
ings.
Following are the regular prizes
offered, aside from which outside parties
will offer several valuable prizes
Dairy Butter A, dairy butter,
to be made by exhibitor on the farm,
from n herd of one breed, exhibit to con
sist of five pound tub box or package,
s12. 90: Glass B. dairy butter, to be made
on the farm, from mixed herd Exhibit
same as class A, $1,000; Glass c, dairy
prints, butter to be made by exhibitor on
the farm. Exhibit TO consist of not less
Sl200.
Creamery Butter.-Ciass ID, creamery
butter. made by exhibitor from milk of
mixed herds from cream obtained by the
separator. Exhibit to consist OF one COM
mercial package of not less than twenty
pounds, s120 Glass F, creamery buttcr
to be made by exhibitor from gathered
cream. Exhibit same rs class ID, Sl2.oo;
Glass f, creamery prints. Butter to be
made by exhibitor at the creamery. Ex-
hibit to consist Of not less than five nor
more than ten pounds, Stage; Glass II,
granular butter, to be made by exhibitor,
may be shown in any style preferred.
First, $500; second, 81 90; third Sl.oo'
Cheese. Glass II, dairy cheese, plain,
To be made on the farm by the EXHIBITOR
eco: Glass ], dairy cheese, sage, same
conditions rs class X, So 90; Glass :,
factory cheese, plain, to be made in the
factory By the exhibitor, S. 90; Glass H.
factory cheese sage, SANG conditions as
class d, $500.
In awarding prizes, the following scale
If points will be used: For butter flavor,
IL: grain. a5; color Is; sailing, 10; PACK
inc 4. fatal. 100. For cheese, flavor 40;
tcyture and body, 50; color, 10 finish, 10;
total. 100. And they will be divided 10
classes A. b, c. d, e, +, and j, among
the exhibits in each class, in proportion 70
the number of points they score above W.
Mr. f. A. Harris of Boston, the noted
butter and chcs Sc expert, has been secured
as Judge of these exhibits.
All packages Of butter and cheese must
ba entered aud on exhibition at the hail
., or before l 80 o'clock p. NJ, Thursday,
d oember 5.
Exhibitors ale especially requested to
forward their entry of butter or cheese 10
the Office sometime during the week "t
November gath, as by SO doing they "iii