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

rotary. Secretary desires to call your
attention to the following list of Dairy
Institutes that were held under the
auspices of the Dairymen's Associa-
ton and the Maine department of
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LIST OF INSTITUTES.
oct. a4-York county, Cornish.
oct. .3-Oxford county, so. Water
ford.
oct. .6-Androscoggin county, w.
Minot.
Oct. Sagadahoc county, Bow
dom.
oct !S-Somerset county, Hartland.
oct. .9-PiScatauuis county, Il.
Sangervillc.
oct. 51-fcnohscot county, Brewer.
Nov. 1-Aroostook county, New
Sweden.
Nov. 2-Aroosto0k county. Houlton
Nov. 3-Washngton county, Ma
chaS.
Nov. Waldo county Monroe.
Nov. 17-Hancock county, y. Cas-
tine.
NOV. 1S-knoX county-S. Warren.
Nov. Northumberland county, Port
land.
Nov. 21-Lincoln county, Damaris-
Gotta.
Nov. a3-t'ranklin county, Farming
ton.
These Institutes We're, most of them,
well ATTENDED. The interest mani
tested by those III attendance was Il
very encouraging feature OF the meet
ings. The secretary regrets to state
hot ,n -,
more than three of these meetings.
| They were under the personal direc-
ton OF Hon. w. G. iEuntnn, president
| Of this association, and Nt. w. Rcd
| man. our state Dairy Instrrt- tor. The
Worcester Salt CO. very kindly offered
premiums for the best exhibit Of but
ter at all OF thee meetings, provided
Worcester Salt was used in the manu-
! faCtUrc.
The president of the association
communicated with the three different
| State fairs in relation to Il revision Of
| premiums offered for dairy products
and the method of conducting the
dairy exhibits. Arrangements We're
made for Il conference with the trls-
tees of the Central Maine Fair at
NaterVillc and tho Maine State Fair
a Lewiston. Secretary is very glad
to report that the trustees showed evil
dence of desiring to meet the re-
quest of the association in every pos
sible manner; i'll fact, Il revision Of the
premium list was secured and in con-
Sideration of that action the dairy
division of the department of agricul-
turc and the DairYmcnS Association
acted in cooperation with them in Sc
curing and caring for the dairy e:l-
hibits made at those two fairs, and to
state that this corporation resulted
in a largely increased exhibit ut both
fairs.
The secretary desires to present for
your consideration the following
recommendation:
list. That the association continue
its efforts to secure "a still further re-
vision Of the dairy premiums offered
by the several State and county fairs
receiving aid from the state treasury
I'd That this association shall en-
deavor to secure from all agricultural
fairs receiving aid from the State of
Maine Il change in the methods under
which the Judging Of all live stock is
to be done. so that said Judging shall
be as educational as possible.
Sd That the plan of offering pre-
miulns for Judging contests in dairy
products at the annual meeting of this
association be continued and further
that it be approved as d general policy
of all agricultural organizations in the
State
4th. That this association recon-
mendS that a conference of repre-
sentativcs from all the agricultural in
tercstS of the State be held sometime
during the coming winter.
Respectfully submitted.
LEON S. MERRILL.