Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-02
STATE DAIRY CONFERENCE.
Twelve Counties Represented at the Meeting,
Tuesday. at Stowhegan.

Skowhegan. Dec. 1.-(SpeciaD For
several days past. carloads of ma
chinery and other paraphernalia to he
exhibited at the State dairy confer
/ence. have continued to arrive. and.
today, at $50, the setting up process
began. The two principal exhibitors
of the many things the farmer needs
are Kendall & Whitney, Portland.
Me-, and the A. l.. & E. F. Goss Co..
Lewiston. The latter firm have a most
thorough line of articles relative to the
dairy are brought before the many
who will attend. the principal wares
shown are the United States cream
separator. which is run by the pony
power. Smaller sizes are furnished if
desired, the Cooley creamer tanks, the
Sharples milk tester. which is con-
structed on the same principle as the
separator; the five and ten gallon cans
for the shipment of cream. the weigh
ing pail, the Babcock milk tester and a
complete and first-class line Of butter
carriers, molds, boxes. tubs, workers
and the Davis swinging churn.
A large portion of the rear of Coburn
hall was occupied by an exhibition of
the articles and implements handled
by Kendall &; Whitney. dealers in ag-
ricultural implements. seeds, wooden
ware and fertilizers.
Among the many things shown are
the Deleval cream separator the Bah
cock milk tester, both power and hand
the Stoddard and the Blanchard churn
butter color, novel and practical
ca1ffeeder, which easily teaches one
to drink. butter carriers, Cooley cream
cans, the humming bird separator.
making $50 revolutions per minute. the
dairy pals of many varieties. and the
usual complete exhibit of butter
stamps molds etc. Each day several
of the different machines will be
shown in full operation. so that those
present viii be treated to the actual
working of the several implements.
1t is commonly supposed that an adj
mission is charged to the meeting. but
such is not the case. They are free
to all who wish to attend.
At 80, Tuesday evening. at Hotel
Coburn. the business meeting of the
board of agriculture was held
al a meeting Vi tHe executive DDdlu
of the State board of agriculture. this
evening, at Hotel Coburn. the follow
ing members We're present: Secretary
E. Walker McKeen of Fryeburg; a.
w Dudley. Castle Hill. Aroostook;
b. F. Briggs. Auburn. Androscoggin:
Warren H. Vinton. Gray, Cumberland:
Charles F.. Wheeler. Chesterville,
Franklin: w G. Hunton. Readfield
Kennebec: f. f. Knight. Union, Knox;
S. F. Stetson. Sumner, Oxford; G. n.
Holland, Hampden, Penobscot; w. II.
Snow, Milo, Piscataquis: George F.
Flynt, North Arson, Somerset.
The executive of the board consists
Of w. II. Vinton, G. F. Flynt and A.
w. Dudley. The only business trans
acted was the adoption of the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved. That it is the sense of this
board that a legal standard of cream
should be established that shall be
based on the butter fat that it con-
tains determined by the scales and the
test.
Resolved, That the board use its in
fluence to secure the passage of a law
requiring the inspection of grains and
grass seeds.
The board made up a list of the
members of the incoming Legislature
for the use of the committee on ag-
riculture.