Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-18
DAIRYMEN TO MEET.
Programme Arranged for the TWen-
ty-fifth Annual Convention to
be Held at Edgerton.

Fort Atkinson, Wis, Jan. 1.-THE
twpnty-Gfth annual convention Of the
Wisconsin Dairymen's association will be
held in Edgerton Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, February 10, II and Il.
The programme of the convention is as
follows:
Wednesday, February 10. morning-Or-
gaaiZati0n OF convention; address of well
come. Mayor w $. Heddles, Edgerton; re-
spouse, IL. q. Adams, Madison; general re-
MARKS. Afternoon sesson-Presdent adj
dress "Daigyiug with Tobacco Raising as
an Adjunct, stephen Haight, ROckdale:
Tobacco Raising and the Dairy, Josh
f3otes, StOughtOn; The Dairyman Rusi-
ness Man" 4. Fl. Everett Bel0it cX-presi-
dent Wisconsin Dairymen's association. In
the evening there viii be literary and
musical programme.
Thursday February II, $3.50 a. m.-"The
Seasons Work as Instructors i'll Cheese Max
ing and It's Lessons d. L. Aderhod Nee
Home Consumption" Prof John w. Deck
err Madison, Instructor IN Dairy school.
Dairy and Food Laws of Wisconsin,, II.
G., Adams, Madison dairy and food com
missioner. Afternoon sessiOn-"HoW to I'M
prove the Milk Delivered at the Creamery
70. H. harrington. Madison, professor Of
dairy husbandry Experiment station. EFF
feet 0f MILK Upon the Finished Product
George y. Mansfield, Edgefton Wis Some
Forward Movements Needed by Our Dairy
interests Prof Henry e. Alvord, Wash
ingtOn, ID. C.. chief dairy division, depart
ment of agriculture Feeding and Care of
Dairy Stock Owe Flatten, dairy herds
man, experiment station, Minnesota. Thurs
day evening banquet.
Friday, February y, $50 a. m.-'The
Structure OF the Milk Glands and the Dis
eases Peculiar TO Them" GllustrateD. Prof.
u. A. A. Grange, state veterinarian, agri-
cultural college, Michigan The Three
" %Why to Feed oo W9en to Por FEED Wha
Economic Feeding George McKerrow, su-
perintendent Wisconsin Farm Institutes;
Afternoon session-"WhaJ the Dairy School
Is Doing for. the Dairy Industry Of Wis
cOnsin," Prof w A. Henry, Madison.
Dairy Temperament of Cattle" w. ID.
Hoard, Fort Atkinson. The question box.
Information on any subject pertaining to
dairy matters to submit in writing such
questions as they may wish answered, hand
ing same to the secretary early in the
convention as possible.
Premiums Butter and Cheese-Sweep-
stakes for the package of butter scoring the
greatest number of points, $50. Glass I
Dairy butter, $50. Class II--Creamery but
ter, $40. Glass III-Print butter. not less
than three pounds made into prints, first
premium, s.; second premium, So; third
premium, $1.50. Glass 1V-Cheese; ched-
dars, fats, Young Americas Swiss or Brick,
$50 Glass V-Silver cup; special for cheese
The premiums under Glasses /, 2 and will
be awarded on the excess pro-rata plan,
to all entries in their respective classes
scoring over 80 points Exhibitors will be
limited to one package in each class, and
not more than S15 shall be awarded in one
class to any exhibitor, except Sweepstakes
Entries from the same dairy, creamery or
factory under different names by diff
ferent exhibitors, are prohibited. George
S. Hart & Co, produce commission mer-
chants, IS Pearl street, New York offer
prize cup valued at 500 to the manufacturer
of the finest quality Of full cream cheese;
prize to be retained by the winner one year,
then to be returned to the association for
renewed competitions; the maker who is
awarded the cup for three successive sea
sons to retain the same permanently. The
prize cup is of sterling silver, satin finish.
with gold border and lining. Upon one side
of it is engraved the figure of COW, and
upon the reverse side an appropriate in
scriptiOn. Butter from the milk of a single
herd Of COWS owned by one person, firm or
corporation, and made on the premises
where the milk is produced, shall be classed
as dairy butter. Butter from the mixed
milk or cream Of two or more herds owned
by different persons, firms corporations,
and made in factory habitually using the
milk or cream from more than a single herd,
shall be classed as creamery butter.