The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-04
PROGRAM FOR D.IRYMeN
State Association viii Hold lts
Meeting In OWatonna.

| OWaIOnnl, Dec. ne preliminary
arrangements for the entertainment of
| the twenty ninth annual convention of
alton, to he held in this city Jan. %,
23, "a and 25, are already completed.
The program the first evening will be
|; rgely of entertainment. Jules Lom-
bard of Chicago, whose singing has for
years been one of the features of dairy
mems gatherings all over the United
States, will sing. The addresses of the
evening will be delivered by Mrs. +. e..
Bell, preceptress of the school of agri-
culture, who will speak on "The Educa-
ton of the Farmers Daughters" and
by ID. d. Mayne on the subject of "Ag-
ricultural Education"
On Wednesday evening banquet will
be served in the large armory. Member
ship in the association entities one to
ticket to this banquet.
The program this year is unique in
that it makes provision for session
especially for the ladies, to be held in
the courthouse and to be addressed by
Mrs. +. c. Boutell and Dr. NJ. III. Rey-
nOlds
The premiums this year are attractive.
The whole milk factory scoring highest
will receive gold medal, second high
est SIS, third $40. The pro rata fund
will be divided on all butter scoring go
or better. On dairy butter pro rata
fund will be divided ON all scoring over
So. No pro rata fund will be divided
Oh cheese, but the money secured from
sales will be returned to the exhibitor.
The pro rata fund ON butter exhID.. will
be in the neighborhood of $3.50.
Arrangements have been made to care
for 900 guests. The banquet will be pre-
pared for about two-thirds of this num-
Der. The complete program of the con-
vention follows:
Tuesday, Jan. 22-Address of wei
come, Mayor Harvey S. Dart; response
and presidents address, L. A. Sweet,
Fairmont; report of secretary, j. R..
Morley, Owatonna; report of treasurer,
August Ablswede, Jordan; reports Of
standing committees.
Tuesday afternoon, dairymen's session
Address, Ed Webster, chief of dairy
department of agriculture, Washington,
d. c.; Educating the Farmer to Bring
Good Milk" Ed Rosenau of Meriden;
"'Fhe Value of Forage" Professor Harry
III. Snyder; ssHow to Increase the Value
of Coun," j. F. Volta, st. Peter; "Feed
ing Silage,". by, w. F.JSchillng, north
field; 'One Years Use of Cement Silo,"
by n. O.tPartridge,i 0watonna. .,hAil- ~
wednesday, Jan. 23tThings to BE
Gained" by A. NJ. Mowbray, st. Charles;
"1lae Necessity for Better Management
Carl Schallinger, Hutchinson; ''How to
Pay for arFarm in Minnesota, ~ Carl
Carlson, Enkino; clarifying in Michi'
gam" Colon Lille. Cooperville, Mich. -
"Wednesday, afternoonAA Announcing of
scores by the secretary criticism by the
judges address by E. r.. Slater, state
dairy and food commissioner; Evils of
the Premium System,'L J. r. Morley;
''The Cow I'M Dairy Work." Professor
Hacker, University of Minnesota;
rCreamery Management Robert Crick.
more, Owatonna; election of officers.
Thursday, Jan. 25-Address by o. c.
Gregg, superintendent farmers insti-
tute; "Tile Draining" j. w. Scott, Aus
tin; progress of Dairying in Northeast
Minnesota" A. j. Mcclure, superinten-
dent northeast experiment station.
Breeding Dairy Cattle" F. H. Serb
ner, Rosedale, Ill.
Thursday fternoon-Public sale of
butter exhibit; Tuberculosis Up-to-
Date, DR.. NJ H. Reynolds, state vet
ermarian, University of Minnesota;
Identifying Creamery Grounds" J. w.
Reynolds, Eagle Lake; Progress of
Dairying in Red River Valley" Joel
Winkje, Crookston; ''The influence of the
Home" Mrs. F. c. Boutelle; banquet in
armory; adjournment.