Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-16
STATE DAIRY CONFERENCE.
Programme and Prizes for the Annual Meeting
In Portland. Dec. 7 and 8.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. Z.
$50 A. M. Dairy machinery in opera
tion.
1000 A. NJ. Introductory exercises.
1890 A. NJ. Our Dairy Work for 1885,"
by G. NJ. Gowell, Professor Of
Animal Industry at University
Of Maine
11.3O A. NJ. "The Dairy outlook for
1899" by Secretary B. w. Nc
Keen.
1.30 P. M. Economic Dairy Foods"
by Prof. ]. L. Hills. Director of
the Vermont Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station, Burlington,
VT Discussion, opened by Mr..
B. F. Briggs Of Auburn, Mem
ber of the Board from Andros-
coggin County.
7.30 P. NJ. THE Value of Feeding
Standards to the Practical
Farmer" by Prof. Chas. d.
Woods Director of the Maine
Experiment Station, Orono.
Discussion. opened by Mr.. L..
o. Straw of Newfield, Member
Of the Board from York
County
THURSDAY, DEC. g.
800 A. M. Dairy Machinery in Opera
tion.
1890 A. NJ. '"The Breeding. Selection
and Handling of the Modern
Dairy Cow to Secure Most
Profit" by Valancey E. Fuller
of New York. Secretary of the
American Jersey Cattle Club.
1.3O P. M. Sanitary Aspects Of
Dairying," by DR.. Theobald
Smith, of the Harvard Medical
School.
s 7.30 P. M. Address by DR.. A. w. Har-
f ris, President of University Of
81 Maine, followed by Five Minute
Talks by Farmers and Cream
cry Men.
The exercises will be interspersed
with selections of appropriate music
A cordial invitation to be present at
u the meeting is extended to ALL Ques-
IS tions are always in order, and it is
ri hoped that members of the Board and
~ others interested in the work will par
ticipate freely in the discussions.
PRIZES.
Dairy supply houses and salt manu-
facturers have contributed literally to
the regular prizes, in addition to what
a the Board offers, so that we are able to
guarantee 500 in both classes, making
these the most liberal prizes ever
offered for dairy goods in New Eng
land.
. DAIRY BUTTER.
Dairy Butter, to be made by the
exhibitor on the farm, exhibit to con-
sist of one ten-pound tub, the butter to
be donated by the exhibitor. sold, and
the amount so obtained added to the
regular premium fund: the Board to
pay all express charges, 10000
CREAMERY BUTTER.
4 Creamery Butter made by the ex-
hibitor at creamery, exhibit to consist
Of one ten-pound tub. Prizes and con-
ditions same as for Dairy Butter.
BOTTLED MILK AND CREAM.
For best and most attractive display
of milk in bottles, $780,
For best and most attractive display
of cream in bottles $500.
CHEESE.
Dairy Cheese, plain. to be made on
the farm by the exhibitor, $500.
Dairy Cheese, sage. to be made on
the farm by the exhibitor, $500.
Factory Cheese, plain, to be made In
the factory by the exhibitor. $500.
Factory Cheese, sage, to be made in
the factory by the exhibitor, $500.
In awarding prizes the following
scale of points WIN be used: For but
ter. flavor, SO; grain, Is; color, 10. salt
Ing, 10; general appearance. S: total.
1OO. For cheese, flavor, As; texture and
body. 80; color. 15: finish. 10: total, 100.
And the prizes will be divided among
the exhibits in each of the abov,
classes in proportion to the number Of
points they score above 80.
Mr.. Orin Douglass of Boston the
noted butter and cheese expert, has
been secured as Judge of these ex-
hibits.
-. packages of butter and cheese
must be entered and on exhibition at