Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-07
MAINE DAIRYMEN.
First Day of Associations
Meeting at City Hall.
Instructive Addresses from Noted
Speakers Interest Large Audience.
M EXCELLENT PROGRAM Ar-
RANGED FOR TO-DAY.

'ii'i "iiS ana afternoon sessions wrr,
wen attended by these and. in tn,
evening. many Augusta people w,r,
! present, making a very good sized an.
! dlencc. The first day of the m.e,ino
| was Sertainly Il success ana the second
| bids fair to be also
me exhibits are numerous ana from
All appearances are frst-class. Thr
Worcester Salt Go. has 4 large pictur.
OF TN" Famous salt special train of Al
ears containing 6no.0Uo pounds of salt
Kendall X Whitney of Portland. Moss
ley 4 Whitney Manufacturing Co. of
futland Vt. and a. l.. & T.. l.. Goss
OF Lewiston. have excellent displays of
dairy machinery Of all kinds. which
attract much attention from the pro-
SresSive farmers. There is a large dis
pay 81 seed corn, butter. eggs. cheese.
chickens and cream exhibits.
y g"odly gathering of strangers and
Il number of Augusta people were in the
nan, at 30. viewing the exhibits and
.he ""fN'hG OF the dairy machinery.
The meeting was called TO order ar
io'"' by Pres. John NJ. Winston of the
board OF agriculture. Who announced
Mayor ;. w. Lane as the first spea ker.
\ expected this. but not so soon. ="
SAID Mayor Lane. II knew this meet
ing was to be held but through my
CarelesSness II is upon me almost be-
fer" l am aware. But | am Just as
glad to welcome you as though had
mad 80 days to prepare an address OF
welcome. In behalf of the citizens of
Augusta | extend To YOU welcome to
car city. | extend the corporate Wei
&C me Of the city. When the fact was
made known to the city government
mat YOU We're to be here. it promptly
ana gladly offered the free use of this
nan. That was the corporate welcome
! hope. and the citizens hope that you
will have Il successful meeting and We
hope YOU Will come again.
I. l.. Rurieigh. president Of the Roar,I
of Trade. welcomed the dairymcn in
behalf of the board. Mi. Eurlcigh said
in part:
Mayor Lane has 50 cordially ex-
tended to you tn" welcome of Augusta.
that feel as though but little remains
to be said.
1t is pleasure ANA q privilege for
me. in behalf of the local Board at
our city. The business men of this
community apprrciat" fully the impor-
lance of the interests that viii form
the subjec. of Your deliberations. and
no citizens Of Maine feel Il deeper pride
in the work YOU have accomplished in
raising the standard of the dairy pro-
ducts of our State. We are glad to
have You meet here at the capital.
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greetings. We would also express the
sincere hope that Your stay in our city
may De as pleasant as We feel sure ii
will be profitable.
John NJ WinsIoW Of Nobl"Loro. prcsi
dent of the board Of agriculture re-
Sponded in behalf of tn" association.
and after thanking Mayor Ian" and
Mr.. Eurleigh for the good wishes rX-
pressed by them. said: w" are her"
to compare notes. We believe that tn"
dairy mru of this stat" are more SUc-
ccSSfu in the care Of our dairy herds
and are PROCURING u better quality al
butter than they Wt'r" Il year ago. The
people are getting from the dairymcn
of Maine as good a quality Of butter as
can l." obtained anYW mere. We fc"l ut
Eum" in tn" Capital city. and Mr.
Mayor. in behalf Of The board rf nEri-
culture | thank you for your cordial
-yrlcOmc."
&. NJ GoNcl professor Of animal in
dustry 1T the University Of Maine,
then spoke. Mr.. GnWcll selected for
his subject "Our Dairy Work H.
said in pat:
success ON tn" farm does not com"
~ Leaps and bounds. 1t is the result Of
everyday work. of skiIlful manage
ncnt 0f making available AL IT'S re-
sources. Competition is keen. the price
Of products is low, compared with for
ner years. Quick communication ana
rapid ana cheap transportation have
brought the whole world 10 our mar
E.t. So. then. The stern necessity exists
upon the farm today as il docs in oth"H
lines or business, Of lowering the cos
Of production. and to This "nd of util-
ling all the by-pruducts Of u" IA NJ
H.. Ih.n took M the Feeding Of
calves. treating of their carly It"dih&'
tbn Temperature Of The milk. and 'h"n
spoke of the nutritiVe ratio OF skim
milk. which is as one to two. Thirty
iyc hounds of it contain about one
round OF ligeStible protein ana ~"
uonnds Of digtStiblc carbon dr3f"S-
Flax seed contains >? PCT cent. of fat.
% per cent. protein. tn" ration beng
one ~ two and onc-haE. Thcl < IS Il
little more protein in skim milk than
in timothy hay. but the latter has IL
hounds If carbohydrates. its nCtrltlNc
ratio being very nearly lG to one.
TESTS from the Iowa station III re-
lard t. calf feeding from separator
| skim milk were mentioned MIX Ir"h'
thn college herd was fed immediat"!!
after if had passed through the se"ar-
atnr the temperature being from ~
! IN ao degrees The chief object OF these
cxpcrimcnts was 10 determine iEe pei
Grain TO feed in connection with SktlA
,,iIx OH meal oat meal aud corn meal
with 4 little ground flax seed additional
wore ;lSed In the first test inc cost "a
fool nor mound of grain was ~"
mrs In The second test. l-Io CENTS
II ,ha third test 2-l0 cents. IN the
drct +est the nutritive ratio was one
J., 6-1n. In the second. one 70 > o.
Ia the third one to four. Inc report
.,ys. ..,rbe results of all the my eS',@a-
tions made at this station StfohSlE
Indicate that it is not only unnecessary
Int noot. economy and poor practice
in feeding to use Il highly heterogeneous