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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-08

The work Of ju1Sing the exhibits
commenced Tuesday evening and was
G, ntinuCd through the DAY Wcdnes-
laN. This feature of the meetings 81
III" tNu associations has greatly in
creased during the past three years
Tho first year at Dexter there Nero Is
exhibits of corn in tho seed depart
ment, last year at Skowhegan 80 ant
this year $50. The first year there
were - exhibits of milk and the sec
ond year ~ and the third year I01
1t took eight men aud three girls al
OF one day to arrange the exhibits at
Augusta.
Outsiders generally 10 not under
stand the vast amount Of labor in
Volvcd in judging these exhibits and
corsidara bic information in regard tA
the method used was given a journal
reporter by =. W. Barber oe Var
mouth. assistant dairy instructor in
charge cf Investigation Of dairy pro-
ducts.
The milk is first examined for the
appearance OF the package, which
counts - POINTS, with q deduction for
sediment in the bottom of the bottle.
Then it is Judged fer flavor. which is
determined by three Judges. who
taste each Of the samples. This part
cf tho test on the milk took until
nearly midnight Tuesday and it
counts 70 points in the whole test.
Tho nest test is Oh the composition.
Four pcl cent of fat and eight and a
l,alf per cent of solids not fat are al
lowed for tho full credit of 10 points
In the test for acidity all milk that
tests tWo-tcnths of one per cent Of
aciditY is recorded as perfect and for
all above that deduction is made
from the total of Is points allowed for
acidity. The bacterial count is made
at the State laboratory of hygiene. as
are also the tests fer composition and
ati;iity Samples of milk containing
o0U or less bacteria are considered
perfect, While for all above dcduc-
ton is made for each 5000.
In scoring the butter A. points are
allowed for flavor, % for texture and
body, Il for color. 10 for salt and five
points for general appearance.
The total number of milk exhibits
was 19l and those in charge pronounc
II the best lot of milk and cream ever
shown at a similar State exhibition.
The butter exhibits were also of eX-
cellcnt quality. but the cheese eXhib-
its We're sadly lacking. the only one
presented being disqualified. The
awards Tor butter Were as follows:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-08
University Farm Barns.

The most important action of the asso-
citation for the day was the adoption Of
the recommendation of the special COM
mttcc, consisting of l.. L. Mclntire OF
East Waterford. John PeaSe Of Cornish
and l.. S. Merrill of Orono in favor Of
the renovation of the dairy and horse
barns at the University farm at Orono.
The special committee is to prepare es-
Inmates of the cost of this remodellins
and use every honorable means to Sc
cure an appropriation from the 18th Leg
islature for that purpose. The report of
the committee is as follows:
Your special committee appointed at
the last annual meeting Of the Maine
Dairymen's Association to Investigate
the needs of the College of Agriculture
in relation to dairy and horse barns have
attended to that duty and beg to make
the following report:
Complying with the direction of the as
ISOLATION your committee visited the ami
vcrsity at Orono and after careful in
vestigation presented the matter to the
Board of Trustees as stated below.
We desire to state at this time that a
special committee was appointed at the
annual meeting of the Maine Live Stock
breeders Association to act in co-opera-
ton with the special COMMITTEES from the
Dairymcns Association, and at the time
the investigation was made at Orono and
the matter brought to the attention Of
the trustees, these two committees act
ed as joint committee in the presenta-
ton of the petition.
To the Honorable Board OF Trustees,
IfpiNrrSitN- ,if Maine.
At the annual meeting of the Maine
Darymen's Association held in Skowhe-
gan. December. 1909, a resolution was
introduced recomme nding that the cattle
and horse barns at the University far'"'
| be so renovated and enlarged as will
meet the growing needs of the COLLEGE
Of Agriculture. This resolution received
| favorable consideration and it was order
| cd that a committee be raised to inves-
| tigatc the conditions and needs mention
l ed above and To secure from the trustee
| ~ the university favorable consideration
| IF the recommendation.
At the annual meeting of the Maine
Live Stock Breeders Association held il
| Waterville, Nov. 10 and Is. 1870 the ac.
| ton of the Maine Dairymens Associa-
| ton in recommending changes in the
| barns at the University farm was ap-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-08
UAlRYMEN FAVOR THE
RENOVATION OF BARNS

Continucd from Page One)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-08

secretaries nave per
,orn,ed their duties in an exceedingly
satisfactory manner. They nave
been especially. prompt in replying u
COMMUNICATING; addressed by the sec
ratarv and other officials of the asSo-
citation -.
ARRANGEMENTS for holding the parry
institutes in the different c"uiitlc'
wore also under their immediate "i-
,octiou. at this meeting OF the eA
aeutiv,, committee it was voted To hol'l
, Dair, Institute in each county 81
Tho State some time during ti'o
,,,I,+l,. of October or November. an"
b,t tbcv should be held in co-"pcra
.inn vhh the dairy division of the de-
nortment of agriculture. thal oi> 'S'''
having expressed a Willingness 70 '"-
operate.
The second meeting of the eNecut'N
co,,,nfiffce was held ut South ''ei
fo,d ~, June >. At that time the ~
r;to+ion extended by the Augusta
poard of Trade, to hold me ny. a.,
mai meeting of the association ~ -,
civ of Augusta, was tccepte"'
,,.os voted tn open the annual meel.is
a.. ,,srof on Tuesday evening ana wa
~ session should continue uh,ii ~
da,. morning: that the annual
e,ua+ should be held on Thursday eve
| - r was voted to leave the az
| ransmcnt Of the program anu 49,. 80
! in the hands of the Presioeh' ''"'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-08
Butter Premiums.

Glass ]. Dairy tub. 70 pounds--1st. T.
b. Bradford. Gcldenridso. score 90:
ID c. G. Fisher, Hudson. 20.
Class .. dairy prints. pouncs. list,
c. II. Doc and Son. Fairfield Center,
971a; "a. J. Henry moore. Winthrop,
81 Cd. I. w Blanchard & Sons, Cum
tcrlaHG Center. 9GE.
+ Glass ). Creamery tub. 10 pounds
ist. Turner Center Dairving Aesocia
tinn. Auburn. 961.; ID, H. P. Hood &
Sons. Winthrop, 96: Waterford Cream
cry Co. Waterford. 95A.
Class q. Creamery prints. ; pounds
| fst, Carrahasset Creamery CO.. E.asl
New Portland. 9Ga2; ID, Corintl
Creamery Association. East Corinth
sc.
I.ewiston>Jcurnal special for highes,
scoring sample of dairy butter, c. II
Doe &Son, Fairfield Center, 97:A.
Worcester Salt special for exhibitor
ios butter scoring highest if Worcester
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-08

circumstances. of course. this part OF
me program will not be carried out
1t Will be necessary to immediately
decide the hour ON which this. election
VIII be held Thursday.
The resolution passed by the as
Soclation petitioning the Maine CEN
"al Railroad to provide flag station
at Hiehmore Farm was conveyed 10
NE proper officials who promptly ac-
knoWicdgod receipt and promised tC
sNe the matter due consideration.
Later the ilag station was established
Us requested.
During the year two meetings nave
neen held by the executive committee
me first melting was held at Augusta
march -. at which time correspond
ils secretaries for the several coun-
ties were elected. Several of the mer
appointed declined to serve and thell
PAGES finally were filed SO that tht
.ISt oil corresponding secretaries. "a
'iialiy settled upon was as follows
Androscoggin county--C. r. Millett
West Mnoi.
Afoostook county--Ira Porter, Houl
ton.
Cumberland county--John Buckley
stroudwater.
sfranNin county-Jos H. Merrill
Pennington Falls.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-08

The feeding Of skim milk may begin
at two week. The stomach of the
dairy calf is delicate organism and
the charge from whole to skim milk
should be made very gradually.
Where it can be done easily ground
flaHsecd may be rIixed with the feed
to take the place of the Eutritive ele-
ment in the whole milk, but in larger
feeds it Will be fcurI more practicable
10 feed dry grain III connection with
the skm milk diet, | know OF no bet
ter feed than ground oats. In feed
ing hay select tho best.
BY good feeding YOU may keep your
heifcrs young all the time. 1t is best
to breed them so that they will fresh
en- about the tilGc they are matured.
Take particular care in feeding the
dry COW, for by taking pains In this
one point you may save. in the growth
Of the calf. The time to begin to feed
the calf is in FEEDING the dam before
the calf comes. Milk fever can be pre-
vented by proper handling of the
dairy COW and special feeding.
The COW Immediately after calving
should be fed about the same as pre-
tive condition. / do net advocate set
ratons on account of differing con-
ditions but fever producing foods
should be avoided for a few days after
calVing.
You can hardly afford not to weigh
your milk and it is best to keep q
feeding record as we'll as a milking
record. for then YOU know When the
COW has come to . maximum prOduc-
run on certain feed and what it is
costing YOU
| predict that the dairy farmer who
IS growing his own feed To a large
c>tt NJ. Is the ono VINO VIII make the
greatest success in the future. Have
YOUR food bul<E and fit for the needs
Of Tic COW. feed rs economically as
possible, bat do not forget t. have
some stcculent FOOD. such as man
gels. incudcd in TIE rations.
Prof. Campbell was questioned ut
considerable length at the close of
his remarks by she dairymen present
On various points connected with
feeding.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-08

President HEnton appointed the fol
lowing committees:
Resnlutions--F. 5. Adams, Bowdoin-
ham: +. y. Campbell. Orono; DIR. &
\. Bailey, Wiscusset; G.. Il. NIillett
West Minot; w. *. Hamlin, Water
ford.
Banauct--L. :. Merrill Orono; 4. s
Cook. Augusta: T. G. Brett Lewiston
{ The committee on herd record book!
presented the following recommended
, tons:
That the Aberdeen Angus
Breeders Association Vols. / to IL
costing sic. be pGrcnasrd b. the AS
sociatioE.
That The volumes needed t. com.
pleto the Ayrshire Association recort
books lie obtained and that DR.. Mes,
be empowered to OBTAIN them at tbs
best possible terms.
/ The main address Of the fnrcror!
was upon Feeding for Milk Produc
ton" and was delivered bv Prof. =
A.. Campbell >of the University o
Maine. Prof. Campbell said in part
The cali is 70 % the future produce
in or :tcrl so that we should beei,
the feeding 13f hltlk Prpuuct!oil Nlt'
the raising Of the caEi The highe
grade tie caif the surer YOU will be o
getting Il producing animal.
! If YOU supply the food that tn
calf gets from its mother after it i
taken away it doesn't miss its mothe
In raising dairy calves we usual
feed them twice a day and calve
lvhicr are brought up from dams tina
drinl: early learn to drink easily s
lthat "skinners'' when they are take
l-avay as early as two days drinl
READILY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-08

Taste and Smell. Full size 30 cts. at Drut-
gists or by mail. In liquid form, rs cents.
Ely Brothers. 81 Warsan Street, New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-08

salt is used-S25 gold watch, c, II.
Doc & Son, Fairfield Center. 97i@.
Vermont Farm Machine Co. special
for each entry Of butter made by the
use of the l.. $. Cream Separator,
scoring 90 points and under 9S points,
SC. II. Doe g. Son, Fairfield Center.
971.; Carrabas set Creamery Co, East
New Portland. 96l. T. +. Bradford
Goldenridgc. score 96. Exhibitor re-
ceiving highest score Of all the entries
500. II. Doe 4 Son. Fairfield Cen
ter 81.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-08
SUNNY /
MONDAY

Sunny Monday soap is just
as pure as it looks. It's white,
made from the purcst mate
rails and contains no rosin--
starts dirt like magic-washcs
woolens without shrinking
does not fade colors-works
in any kind of water-and
contains a marvellous dirt
starter which saves time and
rubbing. Sunny Monday win
double the life Of your clothes
and save you half the labor
Of wash day. Ell
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-08

Hancock covtnty-Norris L. Heath
West Pcnobscot.
Kcnnebcc county--Chas. $. Pope
Manchester.
Knox county--George Z. Nash,
Camden.
Lincoln county John NJ. Wnslow
NOblcoOrp.
oxford county-F. NJ. Morse, SO
Waterford.
Penobscot county--C. L. Jones'
Corinna.
Piscataquii county,. w. Leland
East SangcrVillc.
Sagadahoc county-Frank $. Adams
BoWdoinIlam.
Somerset county--A. p. HoWcs, Pal
myra.
Waldo county,. G. Dow, Belfast.
Washington county-C. l.. Pike. Lu'
bee.
York countl--John Pease, Cornish.
Secretary desires to say that the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-08

HLDRRNs Is
too much Disappointed
plan to count chickens they hachedt
Once upon time there city who
foshd out what before
poor and for aaiyig hesedto sell which himself
ms place Of business in bazpa the the
are called Most OF the business
orally done
With their goods displayed This pottery
seller of
was warm sunshlny day. he
waiting nothing
dreaming how nice 1t o be
Well he said to himself q
pots a piled up in nice pile near These
make besides time. SO
Then shall make which will
l shall
The idea pleased him greatly.
AS be did SO his touched Of the
must be careful he said to himself
When sell $40
and until shall have pile
Tor myself splendid palace aud buy jewels
DC the greatest man In the city Then the daughter
love with me and wish me to her but lhp refuse
mo, You are not good enough
daughter And shall put out my hand
LAS lie said this he pushed
pile of pots close his
what @lpencd daddy asked
pile fell ana every single of the smashed
was tue end OF his dream And
Good night" 5far45 80
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-08
.. NEW aAeRIcuLTuRAL LEADER.

After serving thirteen years rs
Dean of the College OF Agriculture
4 OF West Virginia University. Profess
sor 7. c. Atkeson resigned his dean.
: ship ut the July meeting OF the Board
Sot Regents, choosing to give all his
time to his duties as Professor of Ag.
riculture. The resignation OF PROBES.
sor Atkeson made necessary the Sc.
lection of a new dean. and the choice
fell upon Professor E. Dwight San.
derson, who comes to West Virginia
after a successful career at the New
Hampshire College OF Agriculture and
Mechanical Arts, where he had serv.
ed as Director of the Experiment Sta.
ton and Professor OF Zoology and
Entomology.
III Dean Sanderson reported for duty
at the University on the first OF Sep.
TENDER, and ut once set himself to
the task of studying the situation.
His primary purpose is to learn the
needs of the College of Agriculture
and the State of West Virginia in
order that he may build up the Col.
lege In such way rs to make 1t OF
greater service to the agriculture OF
+ the State. He Is ambitious to get nc.
3quainted with West Virginia farmers
md West Virginia conditions and to
make the College of Agriculture an
aggressive agency for the improve.
ment OF agriculture. On his first day
at the University he accepted an rs.
alignment 10 speak at Rural Progress
conference in Monongala county and
to deliver three lectures Mt an Agri.
cultural Extension School in Richie
Z county.
The University is fortunate in the
new arrangement of the work OF the
College OF Agriculture. The new
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-08

kIlsSSsss 20 f5I ~ ;sssssFSszs;;5 \
I9lKaA EaIS sSs)
a Good One on a Friend.

why, how do you do, Colonel!
This Is the prou1est moment Of my
lifeH exclaimed.the city editor OF our
morning contemporary this morning,
when Lieut.. Jim P. Anderson, press
agent for the Barkoot Carnival Com:
pany, stepped into the Gazette count.
ing room to transact some business.
And then seeing the distressed look
Of the lieutenant, The city editor
blushingly apologized for installing
him for Col. VIM. Jennings Bryan.
The incident. however. illustrated the
continued faith Of at least one man OF
the Gazette force in the Greatest Dem.
ocrat That Ever Liver. Lieut.. Ander-
SON looks very much like Col. Bryan
and is frequently mistaken for the
great Nebraskan, but lie confessed to
us that he had never yet been SO thor.
oughly and genuinely mistaken as he
was by the city mai of the Gazette.
And this Is a pretty good one on Bro.
Mentgert-Charleston Mail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-08

OF employment and they are then un.i
rci,,n to PURCHASE at the stores. the
farmers have no market, the banks
It4.s ala6e no loans on productive bust.
ness and general stagnation sets In.
a Democratic victory this fall would
check business as certainly as a heavy
rain makes the rivers rise. Capital.
lists would say to themselves, now It is
Uniy two years until the presidential
election and the Democrats having
won this year they may win In 1ylz
and II they should win. in 1912 we
don't wont too much money tied up
In business. It wouldn't be month
after the election until there would
be curtailment along manufacturing
lines and by next summer everybody
would see the effects oft. The coal
mines can't run when the factories are
on short time. the railroads have lit
tie to haul and the farmer has no mar.
ket for his product. We solemly and
honestly warn the voters to think on
these things
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-08

The great four to one victory Of Sen;
ator La Toilette in Wisconsin shows
the drift Of the. country in favor of
the progressive Republicanism. The
millionaire papef manufacturer who
opposed the Senator was defeated by
about 100000 votes. Such victories
can not fail TO show Republicans
everywhere that the days OF simply
standing pat are about over. THE par
ty that stands still will soon be left
in the lurch. The people like a party
and man who go ahead. That is
the one Characteristic OF Theodore
Roosevelt that appeals TO the masses
more strongly than any other. The
American people are progressive and
they believe in progressive policies
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-08

well, this certainly looks like old
times" remarked Representative Jas.
f. Mann, of Illinois, as he observed
Mayor John F. Fitzgerald, OF Boston,
in corridor Of the capitol surround
ed by newspaper correspondents.
Right" chimed In Representative
Roberts, of Massachusetts, as he
Joined the group and shook hands.
Still talking, Fitz?'
: When Mayor Fitzgerald was a
member of the House IN 1894 he was
the youngest member OF that body. In
cldentally, he was the most energetic,
and he had the reputation Of being
able to get more newspaper space
than any other member OF Congress.
"Fitzgerald's visit" said a member
of the House, reminds me of the days
when he was a member here. He
was the most remarkably busy, man
have ever seen in Congress. He al
ways had something on tap that made
good newspaper copy, and when the
correspondents were In a bad way for
news they always could count upon
Fitzgerald to give them something
worth while.
"The present mayor of Boston was
the greatest hustler have ever seen.
/ remember story he told me once
about the way he kept his constitu-
ents guessing as TO his whereabouts.
He would deliver a corfing good
speech in the afternoon, hustle down
to the station and catch the through
train for Boston, and the next morn.
ing he would be back home. getting
tirst.hand Information as to how his
remarks were received In his district.
Jumping back and. forth between
Washington and Boston was quite as
ordinary journey for him as for the
members who go back and forth be-
tween Baltimore and Washington ev-
cry day."-WashinE Times.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-08
Peoples Forum
rHE EAReo INCIDENT.

Editor West Virginian.
The Times again sees things through
blurred optics, What is there in the
Fargo incident viewed from the most
prejudicial standpoint that ir the
least manner reflects upon Col. Roose-
welt, who was suddenly placed in a
most trying situation? As usual with
the ex-President, he soon becomes
master OF the situation He certain.
ly had no lie TO shield from this bold,
Tanaticala upstart nor from any one
else. And the upstrat received bet.
ter treatment from the doughty col.
onel than he deserved. Most every
one knows Of Roosevelt's literary abil.
ity and his connection with the Out.
look Magazine, and likewise 1t is
matter OF public knowledge that this
Western trip is being conducted under
the auspices. and ut the expense OF
this progressive publishing company.
w Nhl Noulu soul SSbSSileu liut'b have
the ex-President do? Retire In limo.
cuous desuetude and shoot ducks?
He has too much energy for that. His
motto is eternal vigilance" in or out
Of the presidential chair. He Informs
the Ignorant upstart publicly. SO no
carping critics can take issue as to
who pays his expenses. Had he re.
manned silent our esteemed neighbor
would have had tantrums and the
inference would have been pretty
strong against him. No man could
Withstand the test of the lime-light,
no. man could have the reserve and
the ready decisive answer for this
kind of volley unless he were brave
and sincere and had the interest OF
the public back OF him. His strength
in such an occasion as this reflects
just one thing-the true quality of
the ann.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-08
W Optirnist's Corner
Daily Helps to Health =.
and Happiness
By GEORGE p. 5yTLER. A MIND.

o
When a man notices that his
mental or physical powers are
failing he should begin to put
on the brakes-to tighten his
burden a little. Do not keep too
many lrons In the fire. concen.
trate your business so that It
can be attended to easier and
managed with less expenditure
Of nerve force. "The one pru-
dence In life Is concentrations;
the one evil Is dissipation" Don't
spread out, but concentrate your
business; let down the nerve
tension, keep cool and don't hur-
ry or worry. Above all, don't
allow yourself TO get excited
over trivial matters. II trifles
disturb you, II you are irritable,
II you carry your business to
bed with. you and are worried
and unable to sleep, you may be
sure that you are on the verge
Of nervous breakdown. These
are danger signals which man
Is very unwise not to heed. The
average man undersoes certain
retroerade changes at about so
years. Of age; there Is what Or.
Holmes called "a general flavor
Of mild decay" and II behooves
every business man to recognize
this "tlayerr and govern himself
accordingly.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-08

The man who at Fargo called Teddy
a'liar got most too close in doing It.
A crank who goes after the muscular
ex-Dresident had better keep his dis.
lance. Experts say the Col. is a first
class fighter and would be at his best
in the clinches. However 1t Is rather
interesting to note that the expenses
of'his trip are being paid by the Out
look magazine, which was the infor.
nation the excitable fellow, at present
posscssor OF Q, badly VERIFIED arm
wanted. The people living in the
parts of the country through which the
Col. is passing seem TO be pretty glad
that the expenses are coming from
somewhere judging from the way they
are greeting him.-Grafton Republl-
can.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-08
.arHINK ON rHEsE rHInes.r

Some people may imagine that the
Republican papers, are just "funning"
In regard to the conditions liable TO
be brought on If the Democrats gain
control OF congress and start on a
tnrif for revenue only crusade. But
they are not and the people will find
y out to their sorrow II they are fool
iikh enough TO place the opportunity In
Democratic hands to stop our mills
and factories. Our whole Industrial
machinery is so constructed that when
one part stops running the otlsSrs feel
the effects OF 1t. For instance. II our
mills stop thousands are thrown out