The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-01
MEETING OF DA1RYMEN.

Programme of Their Seventh ANNUAL
Convention--P Prizes Offered for Butter
and Cheese-Addresse by Governor
Cooke, Mayor Preston and Others
Convention Will Occupy Three Days.
The seventh annual meeting of the
Connecticut Dairymen's association will
be held in Jewell Hall, Hartford, Janu-
airy IS. 10 and 20. During the conven-
ton the headquarters of the association
will be at the Allyn House. Premiums
for prize exhibits have been offered as
follows
Glass Butter, made by creameries,
associated or cooperative, $780,
Glass 2-Butter, made by creameries,
proprietary, $40.
Glass 3--Butter, made by private dali
ries, $780,
Glass 4-Butter, displays of granula-
ted butter, $40; awarded in prizes, S.,
SO, 80.
Glass 5-Butter, displays of butter for
market, $25; awarded in prizes, $12, S.,
SIS.
Glass 6-Cheese, made by factories or
private dairies $40; awarded at discre-
ton.
Glass discretionary premiums, SIS.
Glass S--Best butter from any breed
of registered cows, $40.
Several special premiums are offered
by manufacturing companies on condi-
ton their goods are used in making the
butter that takes prizes.
Exhibits will be arranged in Jewell
Hall at a. M, and at 1880 Mayor Pres
ton will open the convention with an
address Of welcome. This will be re-
sponded to by the president, A. r.
Wadsworth Of Pennington. Addresses
will follow by Governor Cooke, Cattle
Commissioner William b. Sprague and
Dairy Commissioner John B. Noble.
President Wadsworh will make his an
nual address at the opening Of the af-
ternoon session. Reports will then be
made by the treasurer w. I. Bartholo-
new of Putnam, and the secretary, r.
Fl. Stadtmueller of Elmwood. officers
will be elected, and an amendment pro-
viding for director from each county
in the state will be discussed. Profess
scr c. S. Phelps of Storrs will read pa
per on Dairy Education in Connect
cut" and Orrin Douglas Of Boston will
speak on 1.-THE Care of Salt"
AT the session the second day the pa
pers will be as follows: Diseases of
Dairy Stock from Farmers Stand
point" A1onzo Bradley Of Lee, Mass. ;
Marketing Milk Fl. e. Cook of Den
mark N. Y; Production of Milk for
Family Trade" N. I. Bowditch of
birmingham, Mass; "The Use Of
Cleanliness in he Dairy" Dr. e. III. Jen-
kins. Connecticut Agricultural Expert
ment Station. The annual banquet will
come oc at the Allyn House in the even
| ing.
Announcement Of awards will be
made at the opening of the third days
session. Papers will then be read as
follows: 'Mammitis; its Occurrence
and Treatment" DIR. N. S. Mayo. Storrs
| Agricultural college; Control of the
Sale of Feeding Stuffs," DR.. r. B. Lind
sey, Hatch Experiment Station, Am
herst, Mass; VALUE OF the Silo,
George w. Sisson, Jr., Potsdam, N. Y;
1.-THE Bread and Butter Question" H. G.
| Manchester, Winsted; Dairy Stock, y
| Latham Hull, North Stonington.
After each paper there will be an OPP.
| portunity for questions and discussion
all interested are invited to be present
| and engage in the discussions. The la.
| dies are especially invited. A question
box will be provided to receive questions
upon any dairy topic to be presented tc
| the convention for answer or discus
sion at convenient intervals.