Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-08
MEETING CLOSED.
Continued from page 50

Whiie,thc dnirymen are trying to build
the business in this State up to its
proper standard. they have to contend
with oleomargarine.
| MF. hilbert spoke at some length OH
the subject of adulterated and counter
ieit ioods and said that they are to be
greatly dreaded. 1T is quite time for
Inc dalryman. the farmer and anyone
VINO eats to come forward for reform
| i'll this matter" he said True. we
| nave some laws in this direction bur
they are not sufficient. Cleo can never
be driven out of the State by the laws
That exist at the present time on our
! statutes. Without an inspector who
shall have general oversight of the
trade at large, the DISQUALIFICATION
and cleo laws cannot be enforced This
duty has no place in educational insti-
tutions. l wish To state distinctly thai
no suspicion of blame Is laid on the
officials for the non enforcement OF
these laws. They have done what they
could ana ] am not criticising them.
My criticism is against the laws them
, selves. They are insufficient Farmers
and the people at large have been fool
ing with these matters long enough
| ne tiule lot actlOn mas come"
Even if the bill now before Con-
' Sress, becomes a law and We believe it
| will. it Will not enforce. itself and there
fore we cannot hold back. thinking
! the law will do all that is necessary
The enforcement of th,. law viii create
a new office. While we wish To be
economical Vet this Office must come
about for il is economy to have it. If
/ ! re
. little from other departments. This
| associa ton has this object in view and
can DO no better than to come before
| the coming Legislature and demand
! protection in this matter.
Mr.. Gilbert was warmly applaudcd
and after singing by the quartet, MIR.
| Henry NanDresser Of New York. was
| introduced.
Mr.. EanDrcsser had the undivided
attention of the audience from the
start. He began: I'm here. | am here
for Il purpos" ana / hope to accomplish
! that purpose. remember when | first
met YOU people Of Maine in Lewiston
at the state Dairymen's meeting. I
know You better now. / have been
| among you for the last six weeks and
| have learned that the Maine farmer
| is To be admired ana respected"
| The speaker made a strong plea for
| the better care Of the lower animals,
! urging IN an eloquent manner their
proper feeding and housing OF cattle
! He spoke OF the dairy business in New
| York state ana said that the business
was greatly injured by there being So
| many scrubs" on poorly bred cows.
| The dairymen have made great strides,
| but they are not where they should be.
There is something for You to do in
| the beginning of the 10Th century, h
| said ITO develop the dairy COW. What
| IL the. trouble" We haven't given the
| business the thought that belongs u
! it, we have made an effort to get as
many cows as we could, thinking that
| il was the number Of animals that
would bring the best success That IS
| ,yher, ~. lyer.. mistaken. II is not The
| number so much as ii is this quality
| the good blood, the thoroughbredS. II IS
| the quality and the quality is constant
| ly being raised
lie spoke of the difference there is II
agriculture and the condition that pre-
vailed when hc was hoy. "lt is hard
life for YOU" h. said. You 90 to bed
tired and you get up tired. In this
J
thought into your work. Let US cNercis''
t the muscles less ana the brain more.
He then went into 4 description oi
Tie ideal COW. giving the points which
| a thoroughbred cow should possess and
| treating of the bull in the same way.
In the first part Of his talk Mr. Van
/ Dresser used Il chart to illustrate ana
! give. :: clearer understanding of what
he was saying. He urged the farmers
to keep only thoroughbred cows and 70
drive the scrub entirely from the
| farm. He laid great stress on main
| tanning only good blooded sircs. The
| farmers must be interested i'll their
| stock: put great thought in them ana
"lways seek to improve their condition.
lie then spoke Of the calf and the car"
that should b. given both mother and
| calf while the latter is young.
| In closing he said: "a man needs a
| home on earth. among respectable men
Give your children the hest of advah-
| tageS. Interest Your boys along som"
| new line Of agriculture ana they viii he
the pride Of YOUR declining days. admit
| wr have been living under depressed
| times bnt history repeats itself; like Il
| ruhhcr ball. il will rebound IN the old
way. you can't pay til. interest Oh Eour
| debts with those scrub cattle. ! am
, not her" in the interests Of the man WIN
4 has money 10 sttNblut1. 'iIll W ~ MILES
for the man that has hard work To keep
/ the wolf from his door. Go to work ana
( drive. out the scrubs: get 4 good sire
| give your boys cncoura cement In clos
| ing he gave = glowing picture of better
! times for the farmer.
| Mr.. Gurlcr of Illinois, who spoke N the
| Il ftnrnoOn. was requested to give Short
| talk and spoke of the building up Of his
| dairy herds on his Western farm. h'-
! spoke of good batter producers ana Or
butter producers ana the competition That
| has arisen in the dairy business. His
talk although short, was listened tn with
| thu. same cagcrncSS which characterized
that of the afternoon. The meeting brok.
| I'm and for some time the da1r"men were
gathered i'll groups talking over the meet
| ing ana the subjects which had come up
i'm the talks and lectures They had been
50 interested III the meeting that ih=y
| seemed loath to have il come to an end.
THE AWARDS.
creamery butter-Warreu Creamery,
South Warren. 96':: SkowneSan Cream
Iery. Skowhcgan. 90; Turner Center
Creamery. Auburn. IS; Gardiner Cream
cry, Gardiner, ..
| Dairy buttcr-L. W. Dyer, Cumbcrlan nd
Center ~: .. O. Grinnell, East Exeter
g,a,: ID. Stewart. Richmond 81: thas
s. Pope. Manchester. 81
SPECIAL AWARDS
Fancy butter display--I4ida NJ. Dyer.
| Cumberland Center. lst: V. GeTtrud,