The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1905-02-04
A GREAT MEETING.
Missouri Dairymsn to Assemble at Brookfisld
February 1917.

February 1917.
Officers of the Missouri state dairy
association are making strenuous ef-
forts to have the annual meeting,
which will be held at Brookfeld Feb
ruary Is to II, by far the greatest in
its history. They have gone to heavy
expense and have secured some Of the
best talent in the country in the line
of experts in the dairy industry.
The railroads have made very gen.
.erous rates, information on which will
be furnished by the secretary, c. H.
Smalley, SAG Walnut street, Kansas
City. Other officers Of the association
are: President, w. w. Marple, St.
Joseph; first vice-president, William
Plummer, Grace; second vice.presi-
dent, VIM. Love, Osceola; treasurer,
B. G. Settles, Palmyra.
A special effort is being made to
increase the membership of the associ-
alton. A state membership button is
furnished all members on the pay
ment OF the membership fee, 81. This,
besides emitting them to all the priv
ileges of membership, secures print
ed verbatim report of the Brookield
meeting. Anyone who secures five
members obtains a free membership
for himself. To those who secure this
number of new names a very hand
some button, gold banded, called the
"hustler BUTTON" is given.
One feature of the Brookfield meet
ing will be the prominence accorded
the farmers side of the dairy ques-
ton, as will be evident from careful
examination of the program. Another
attractive feature will be the exhibit
Of separators and creamery machinery
supplies given in machinery hall in
connection with the convention. Va
rious butter, cheese and cream con-
tests will be held also.
Among the prominent persons from
abroad who will participate in the
program will be Prof. T. L. Hacker,
of Minnesota, who will be present
during the entire three days session.
He is one of the best known authori-
ties in dairying in the United States.
H. B. Gurler, of DeKalb, ILL.,, a
practical dairyman, will take part.
Mr.. Gurler delivered milk from his
Illinois dairy farm to the Paris expo
sition, pure and sweet, without the use
of preservatives of any kind, but
"cleanliness and cold"
A. J. Glover. of Wisconsin, associ-
ate editor Hoard's Dairyman, will
talk on several subjects of special in
terest to Missouri dairymen.
w. E. Moore, of Cameron, and G.
T. Graves, of Maitland, who had
charge of the Holstein and Jersey
herds at the worlds fair, will tell how
they selected the cows and all the
points in the daily routine of feeding,
care and milking, to demonstrate what
knowledge, intelligently applied, can
do to increase the income from COWS.
Seven prominent Missouri dairymen
who have made abundant success of
milk production on their farms, will
give the benefit of their experience.
Mrs. Nellie Kedzie Jones, formerly
in charge of department Of household
economics of agricultural college of
Manhattan, Kas., will speak especial
ly to farmers wives.
G. B. Lane, assistant chief of the
dairy division of the United States de-
partment of agriculture, will tell of
the many ways in which this depart
ment strives to be OF assistance to the
farmers.
Prof. R. NJ. Washburn, of the agri-
cultural college, Of Columbia, and
Geo. B. Ellis, secretary Of the state
board of agriculture, viii assist in the