Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-03
State Dairy Association.

| F. s. Adams, president of the Maine
Dairy Association, occupied the chair at
the opening of all sessions Of the organi-
zation, which held its annual meeting
in Auburn Hall, Auburn, Dec. 1915. A
brief recapitulation of the points made
by the speakers follows: Professor
Gowell, of the University of Maine, en-
PhaSized the Importance, from sanitary
standpoint, of cleanliness in handling
the dairy product, from the time it leaves
the cow as milk until it comes to the
table in the form of butter or cream,
and pointed out its financial advantage.
That Maine butter suffers from the mar
keting of the best cream and the making
of the inferior product into butter-that
this is the prevailing custom of the
creameries-is certainly evident, and
until people are educated up to higher
ideas of cleanliness in the tie-up, either
BY refusal to receive cream not proper
| ly handled or else only at reduced rates,
more or less butter of inferior quality
will be made.
As essential to the manufacture of
the best butter, he mentioned the follow
ing points: Clean cows, clean and we'll
ventilated barns, no feeding or dust
raising during milking, clean hands and
clean overalls for the mixer; milking
through absorbent cotton or into pro-
tected pail. reducing the temperature
Immediately from 80 degrees to go de-
grees by @rating; pasteurizing the sep
arated cream, and using starter for the
butter.
Professor Gowell's main points were
indorsed by State Dairy Inspector S. c.
Thompson, who added that it was de-
sirable to try to bring about better
understanding between the patron of the
creamery and the proprietor.
z. A. Gilbert outlined the work of
the association, and explained that,
while it is not always practicable for
farmers to follow the suggestions given
out by the scientists, yet part of the
speakers of programme prepared for a
dairy meeting should be people of scien-
tific knowledge; others should be men
of practical experience. He favored do
ing away with premiums offered by
dealers in dairy appliances and supplies.
In the afternoon the butter scores
were read, 81 1-2 being the highest
award, followed by few remarks by
Orrin Bent, the Boston expert, who act
ed as chief judge.
c. S. StetSon, of Alta, spoke in praise
of country life, the necessity of love of
the work in order to secure best results,
and he contrasted the old and new meth
ods of cultivation, speaking of the su-
periority of the results accomplished by
the latter.
R. w. Ellis said too much grass should
not be allowed to remain in the fields
through the winter; COWS should feed it
down. He would plough under good
feed only occasionally. Land should be
spread with manure, and plOughed in
the fall, the spreader being used. Cows
coming in in the fall will give one-third
greater profit than those spring freshen-
ing, and changes in cows food should
be made gradually. She should never
eat grass after it has been touched by
frost, as it lessons the flow of milk.
DR.. Fellows, president of the Univer-
sity of Maine, gave lecture on country
life. Professor Hurd, of the same in
stitution, talked on agriculture in the
public schools, his lecture being illus
trated by the stereopticOn, showing the
beautified grounds, in contrast with
those unadorne6 with shrubbery and
garden culture. A banquet completed
the exercises of the first day.
On Thursday morning came the busi-
ness session. The old board of officers
was reelected as follows: Frank S.
Adams, Bowdoin, president; c. E. Jones,
Corinna, vice-president; L. W. Dyer,
Cumberland Junction, secretary; Ru-
titus Alden, Winthrop, treasurer; w.
X. Hamlin, South Waterford, trustee.
One corresponding secretary was elected
from each county.-Cor. in Tribune
Farmer