Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-02
DAIRY CONFERENCE
Secretary McKeen Announces the
Final Arrangements Made.
will be Held In Portland, December 6. !. and
8--The Plans.

The annual State Dairy Conference
of the Maine Board of Agriculture will
be held in Portland on December 6 :
and 8. In holding this conference it
has been decided to take a new denart-
ure in relation to the dairy exhibits.
At the last annual meeting of the
board the question of an interstate ex-
hibit of dairy products was fully dis
cussed, and finally left in charge of the
secretary and the executive committee.
who, after looking thoroughly into the
matter came to the conclusion that an
interstate exhibition in the strict sens,
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 creameries
and dairymen from other states to put
in exhibits in open competition with
the creameries and dairymen of Maine
This is done for the purpose of MAX
ing Just and fair comparison of the
Maine goods with those from other
states. The competitive exhibition will
be confined to butter put I'D in ten
pound tubs, without distinguishing
marks. and exhibitors are asked to
contribute 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
Eas the butter and produce dealers of
0ur cities, in considerable numbers,
have generously offered to contribute
from S. to $25 each to the amount to be
[Offered in premiums. There will be no
special prizes offered. Encouragement
has been received from the officials of
other states that they will use their
utmost efforts to encourage their
creamerymen and dairymen to send
samples for the exhibition AS the
meetings are to be held in a large hall
where there will be ample room, it has
also been decided to have an exhibit of
| dressed poultry, eggs, poultry foodsl
incubators, brooders, etc., for which
special prizes will be offered. Letters
have been received from various poul-
try men, expressing a desire to COM
] pete in this exhibition, and it is ex-
pected that manufacturers of incuba-
tors and breeders, and dealers in poul-
| try foods, will take this opportunity to
exhibit their goods to quite large ex-
tent
The programme of the meetings will
be confined strictly to the dairy in
terests, and noted dairy speakers from
away, as well as those who are active
ly engaged in the work in our own
speakers includes Prof Chas. D. Woods
director of the Maine Experiment Sta
ton; Prof. G. M. Gowell, dairy in
structor at the University of Maine;
Prof. J.. L. Hills, director of the Yer
mont Experiment Station, wh4 will
speak on Economic Dairy Foods
DR.. Theobald Smith, of the Harvard
Medical School, who will speak on
Sanitary Aspects of Dairying;" Val
ancey E. Fuller, secretary of the
American Jersey Cattle Club Associa-
ton, 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 s1.0O and $1.50, according
to location and number in rooms. have
been secured at hotels. The full pro
gramme and premium list will soon b.
issued.