Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-15
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STATE DAIRY CONFERENCE.
Prizes and Conditions Of the Conference 10 bs
Held At Bangor.

hold State dairy meeting in Y. NJ. c. A.
hall Bangor, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. December 1. 2 and g.
Round trip tickets over the Maine Gen.
trail. Portland and Rochester Portland
and Rumford Falls. Bangor and Aroos-
took, and Somerset Railroads. Hole;
rates, $3.50 per day. at Penobscot Elk
change and Bangor Exchange. Head
quarters of the board at Penobscot Ex-
change.
There will be grand exhibition of
dairy appliances and of butter and
cheese. Centrifugal separators and Bah
cock milk testers will be in operation at
different times during both days of the
meeting. showing accurately the work
inSs OF the different machines, which will
be fully explained by competent persons
PROGRAMME.
Wednesday, December LIST.
9.SO A. M. Setting up of exhibition.
I.30 T.. M. Business meeting of the
BOARD of agriculture at Penobscot Ex-
change.
Thursday. December I'd.
$50 A. NJ. Separators and milk testers
at work
1000 A. NJ. Introductory exercises; ad-
dress of welcome by Mayor F. O. Beal
OF Bangor; response by Mr.. William H.
Moody of Liberty, vice president of the
board.
1890 A. NJ. Our Dairy Work for 1897. >
by G. NJ. Gowell. professor of animal in
dustry at University of Maine. followed
by short talk. THE Dairy Outlook for
1888, by Secretary b. w. McKeen
1.So p. NJ. Estate Aid for the Dairy In
dustry.' by Major Henry E. Aivord,
chief of the dairy division, U. S. depart
ment of agriculture Discussion opened
by Mr.. j. NJ. Winslow of Nobleboro,
member of the board from Lincoln coun-
l.30 P. NJ. Dairy experience meeting.
Short practical talks by farmers and
creamery men. with opening remarks by
Mr.. b. f. Briggs of Auburn, member of
the board from Androscoggin county.
ard Mr.. E. f. Light of Union member of
The board from Knox county.
Friday. December Sd.
$50 A. NJ separators and milk testers
1890 A. NJ THE Cheese Industry for
Maine Dairymen," by Prof. G. II. Cow
ell. Discussion Opened by Mr. F. S.
Adams of Bowdoin.
1.SO P. NJ. Dairy Products Compared
with Other Food Materials by Prof
Chas. D. Woods, director Of the Maine
opened by Mr.. John F. Talbot of An
dover. member of the board from Oxford
county.
7.30 p NJ. Remarks by Dr. A w. Har-
LIS, pAeSdNSItl VI the university OF Name
Tne Dairy Cow and Her Management "
by Hon. N. j. Bachelor. secretary of the
New Hampshire board of agriculture
Other speakers may be added to the
programme.
Questions are always in order. and il
is hoped that members of the board and
others interested in the work will partic-
ipate freely in the discussions.
Selections will be rendered by the
Apollo quartet of Bangor. at the eve
| ming meetings.
PRIZES-DAIRY BUTTER.
Class A-Dairy butter TO be made by
exhibitor on the farm. exhibit to consis,
| of a five-pound tub. box or package, S12 90
Class B-Dairy prints. butter to be
made by exhibitor on the farm. Exhib-
it to consist of not less than five nor more
than ten pounds, $500.
CREAMERY BUTTER
Glass C-Creamery butter. made by the
exhibitor. from cream obtained by sep
arator from milk of mixed herds Elk
| hibit to consist of one commercial pack
age. solid or in prints, of not less than
| cWeEty pounds. $500.
Class D-Creamery Butter. to be made
| by exhibitor from gathered cream Ex-
| hibit same as Glass c. S12C0.
Glass E-Creamery prints. Butter to be
| made by exhibitor at creamery. Exhibit
| to consist of not less than five nor more
than ten pounds. $500.
Glass F-Granular dairy butter to be
| made by exhibitor. May be shown in
any style preferred First $500: second
| 500; third. s1OO
Class G-Granular creamery butter.
Prizes and conditions same as for gran
ular dairy butter.
CHEESE
| Class H-Dairy cheese. plain. to be
made he f:1 nv the pyhihitor e.
Glass dairy cheese, sage, same con-
| Gitons as class H, $500.
Class J-Factory cheese. plain. to be
| made in the factory by the exhibitor
| $500.
Class K-Factory cheese sage, same
conditions as class ], $500
| In awarding prizes the following scale
| of points will be used: For butter. flavor
is: grain. %; color. 10: sailing 10: pack
| ing, 5: total. 100. For cheese. flavor. As
| texture and body. 30; color. Is: finish. TO-
| total &c., And they will be divided in
classes A, B. C. d. f. Fl. l. and K
among the exhibits in each class. in pro-
| portion to the number of Doirts they
score above so.
Mr.. Grin Douglass of Boston, the noted
| butter and cheese expert. has been Sc
| cured as judge of these exhibits.
| All packages of butter and cheese mus
! be entered and on exhibition at the hal
on or before 2 O'Clock p. NJ, Thursday
| Dec. Cd.
There will be a large exhibition of al
| the most important and latest dairy i'm
| plements. including churns. butter work
erss. butter curriers' and molds, and 8
| champion automatic milk cooler arc
| aeratOr
AL dairy implements and dairy pro.
| ducts irtended for this exhibition vii
so as freight for one charge the round
| trip. if freight charges are prepaid al
time of shipment.
| The American Express Company viii
| return free all shipments of dairy pro-
| ducts not exceeding twenty-five pounds
| each. upon same conditions as those re.
quired for freight.
All goods should be sent to B. w. Nc
Keen. Bangor, ard plainly marked, "Fol
| tIle Dairy Meeting.
| SPECIAL PRIZES.
SECRETARY'S SPECIAL.
| For best sample of dairy butter made
| by girl under fourteen years OF age, tine
| score to exceed ninety points to entitls
| it to prize. $500. and $500 additiona. i
| score exceeds that of the best sample IL
either of the dairy classes.
! GOSS SPECIAL.
| Special premiums offered oy the A L. d
| e. f. Goss Company. Lewiston