The Portland daily press., 1898-11-03
STATE DAIRY CONFERENCE.
Il VIII Be Held in This City on December
G, 2 and 8.

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The annual State Dairy Conference OF
the Maine Board of Agriculture will De
held in Portland on December 9, and D
In holding this conference IL mas peen
decided to take new departure In reia-
tion to the dairy exhibits. At the last
annual meeting Of the board the quesolon
of an Interstate exhibit Of dairy produo1s
was fully discussed, and finally LETT IN
charge of the secretary and the executive
committee, who, after looking Thoroughly
into the matter, came to the conoiusion
that an Interstate exhibition in the strlct
sense of the term was not practicable. 1t
was, therefore. finally decided to hold the
meeting directly under the auspices OF the
board, and to invite crea neries and dairy
men from other states to put in exhlblts
| in open competition with the creamerles
| and dairymen of Maine This is done for
the purpose of making just and fair
| comparison of the Maine goods with those
from other states. The competitive ex-
hibition will be confined to butter put up
in ten pound tubs, without distinguishing
marks, and exhibitors are asked to con-
tribute their samples to the board, that
they may be sold and the proceeds used
to increase the amount Of the premiums,
all express bills to be paid by the board.
| In addition to this, prizes will be offered
for the. best fancy display of butter
The various dairy supply houses and
salt manufacturing concerns, as we'll as
the butter and produce dealers of our
generously offered to contribute from IS
to $25 each to the amount to be offered5in
premiums. Ther5 will be no special
prizes offered. Encouragement has been
received from the officials special prizes
offered. Encouragement has been ire
ceived from the officials Of .other states
that they will use their utmost efforts to
encourage their creameTymen and dairy.
men to send samples for the exhibition.
AS the meetings are to be held in largo
hall where there will be ample room, 1t
has also been decided to have an exhibit
of dressed poultry eggs, poultry foods,
incubators, brooders, etc., for which
special prizes Will be offered Letters
have been received from various poultry
men, expressing ,desire to compete in
this exhibition, and 1t Is expected that
manufacturers Of ineubators and broo1ers
and dealers in Ioultry foods, will take
this opportunity to- exhibit their goods to
quite large extent.
The programme of the meetings will be
CuDuuou bpfCuiy w tAo Utblfy luk6Tcdtey 3uu
noted dairy speakers from away, as well as
those who are actively engaged in the
work in oursown state, have been secured.
The list of speakers includes Prof. Chas.
D. Woods, director of the Maine Expert
ment Station; Prof. q. NJ. Gowell, dairy
instructor at the University of Maine;
Prof. j. L. Hills, director of the Yer
mont Experiment Station who will
speak on Economic Dairy Foods;s Dr.
Theobald Smith of the Harvard Medical
School. who will speak on SANITARY :.ss.as-
poets of Dhirying;'' Valancey e. Fuller,
secretary of the American Jersey Cattle
Club Association, who will speak on 1.-THE
Breeding, Selection and Handling Of the
Modern Dairy Cow to Secure Most
Profit and others.
The usual half rates will be offered by
the various railroads of the State, and
rates of $1.03 and 81. 80. according to loca.
ton and number in rooms, have been
secured at hotels. The full programme
and premium list will soon be issued.