Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-11-26
sTAre DAIRY CONFERENCE

The Maine Board Of Agriculture will
hold state dairymen's meeting Ia the
opera house, Norway, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, Dec. 4, 8 and 6.
Round trip tickets over Maine Central,
Grand Trunk, Sandy River and Frank
lin and Megantic Railroads. Hotel rates,
Sl.50 per day.
Grand exhibition Of dairy appliances
and Of butter and cheese, Centrifugal
Separators and Babcock Milk Tester at
work, showing accurately the working
OF the different machines, which will be
fully explained by competent persons.
Following Is the program:
WEDNESDAY,. DECEMBER trH.
Setting up OF Exhibition.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5ru.
800 A.. n. Separators and MIX Tester az work.
800 Introductory Exercises.
1870 .our Dairy Interests" by Prof. q.
VI. Gowcl.
ipP.M. "Rccent Innovations In Cream Rip
euing." by Prof. II. W. Conn, OF
Wesleyan University. Middletown,
Conn.
30 "a Bread and Butter Lecture" by
Mise Anna Barrows OF Boston, Edit
of the American Kitchen Magazine.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER sru.
90oA.N. Separator and Mix Testers at work.
eb Form and Quality OF the Cow n
Indicating Her Function and Capac-
ity," by Prof. q. NJ. Gowcll.
10 80 =" The Relation of the Food of Mich
Cows 20 the Quality of their Prod
uct," by Prof W. II. Jordan. Direct.
or OF Maine Experiment Station.
ID z. NJ. Waste and Economy in Dairy Man.
sgement," by Hon. W. ID. Hoard.
Fort Atkinson, Wis
100 Awarding prizes on Dairy Products.
80 General Discussion OF our Dairy In
terests by farmers and creamery
men. 10 be opened by Hon. K w.
Ellis OF Emhden. Each speaker to
be limited TO ten minutes. To bc fol
lowed by remarks from Hon. W. ID.
Hoarl.
Questions and discussions will follow
each lecture, and good music from local
talent is expected for the evening meet
ings.
Quite an extensive list of cash prizes
for exhibits Of butter and cheese Is Of
fered. Several special prizes are also
offered by interested firms and individu-
ais.
All dairy implements and dairy prod
ucts will 90 as freight for one fare the
round trip. Shipments 10 be billed TO
the secretary Of the board, Norway.
The freight charges must be prepaid at
full tariff rates, and all articles so billed,
remaining unsold at the close Of the ex-
hihition. will be returned 10 the original
place of shipment free, on presentation
of y release signed by the officials OF
the board.
The American aud Canadian express
companies will return free all shipments
of dairy products not exceeding twenty
five pounds each from one exhibitor, up
on the same conditions as those required
for the freight.
Steam and Jersey yearling, working
q Baby" tread power, will run the sep
arators.
The milk testing will be in charge OF a
representative OF the Maine experiment
station. lie will have miniature lab
ora,ory, fully equipped, and will illus
trate the testing Of milk for total solids,
as well as for fat.
In awarding prizes, the following
scale of points will be used: For butter:
flavor, Is; grain, -; color, 10; sailing,
10; packing, >; total, 100. For cheese
flavor, Is; texture and body 80; color,
Is; finish, 10; total, 100. And they
will be divided in classes \, Il. c, ID, +,
+ - aAbNA@ tht 'NhA1NN 80 N~ANs
class, in proportion 10 the number OF
points they score above 90.
Mr.. r. 4. Harris OF Boston, the noted
butter and cheese expert, has been Sc
cured as Judge Of these exhibits.
All packages OF butter and cheese must
DE entered aud on exhibition al the hall
on or before 80 L. NJ, Thursday, Dec.
;.
Exhibitors are especially requested to
forward their entry Of butter or cheese
10 the Office some time during the week
OF Nov. 24th. as BY so doing they will
assist in forwarding the work of the
entry clerk and avoid danger OF mis-
takes. Exhibitors will be expected TO
see that their cards are placed on the
proper samples.
Packages seat by express must be
directed 10 the secretary At Norway, and
plainly marked dairy or creamery, and
from whom sent. In all cases where eS-
hiblis are sent by express, explicit direc-
tons should be given as 10 the disposal
of the same at the close of the meeting.