Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-20
G. WARREN DAVIS
 Us MADE PRESIDENT.
Elected by State Dairymen's Associa- ton = Result of Butter and Milk Tests


 G. Warren Davis of Norwich was elected president of the State Dairy mems association at the opening Thursday of the final session of the convention. which has been held in United hall. Hartford, since Tuesady. The vote gave MT Davis 33 votes an7 W. H. Lee. the retiring president, 2. It is customary for the presiding officer to serve but two terms, and ex-Presi- dent Lee has been in office since 1909. :
 The other officers were elected as follows:
 Vice president-F'rederick B. Duffy West Hartford.
 Treasurer-B. G. Patterson, Torring- ton.
 The directors from four counties were reelected as follows: Hartford, Thomas Holt, Southington: New Ha- ven,-A. J. Pierpont, Waterbury; Wind ham, c. B. Pomeroy,. IT,, Willimantic; i; New London, E. J. Hampstead, New London.
 The tellers on1eiating were: F. D Duffy of West Hartford, Prof J M. Cornwall; D. B. F'itz, Storrs.
 During the balloting for officers re- marks were made by Professor True |. man and G. Warren Davis on the care of cows. Milo B. Beach of Litch- field spoke on feeding skim milk to calves and pigs.
 P M. Harwood, general agent for the dairy commissioners of Massa- chuetts. addressed the meeting on condenced, evaporated. concentrated powdered milk in his state. He stated that condensed milk costs on the av- craze 91-2 cents a quart and is not as good as fluid milk. He asserted that it is not sterile. as advertised, and that bacteria counts of condensed milk show many thousands of bateria. Evaporated milk, he. said, is practical ly sterile.
 On the conclusion of MT. Harwood's address President Lee called Presi- dent Davis to the platform and re- signed the chairmanship of the meet ing to him.
 The convention closed Thursday aft ernoon after an address by Dr. F. H. Jenkins of the New Haven Agricultur- al Experiment Station on The Present Status of Alfalfa in the State. Prof. Experiment Station. College park, Maryland. who was to have addressed the conference, was absent, and N. P. Hull. president of the American Dairy Farm association at Dimonale, Mich, spoke on several points connected with successful dairying.
 The report of the butter, milk and cream tests had several entries from this end of the state.
 For creamery butter. F. w. Harding X Go. of Lyme had score of 96.5, as did E. B. F'itts of Storrs and each re- ceived s10.20. The Lebanon creamery received a score of 96 and an award of Sa.53. A. l.. Jensen of Yanfic had a score of 9A and was awarded S6.80.
 For unsalted butter the Lebanon creamery had an award of $1.62, their score being 96. A. l.. Jensen's score was 95 and his award $140.
 For dairy butter J. E. Palmer, Nor wich, received an award of $3.76. his score being 95. F. D. CaullSins of Lyme had score of 93.5 and received s2.s2 E. F. Brown of Pomfret had a score of a3 and received $2.50. and U. H. Hall, Norwich, had 90 for a score and his award was 63 cents.
 k. B. Fitts of Storrs received first prize, s5, for granlar butter.
 For market milk Lucy c. Jarvis of Brooklyn had score of 96 and receiv- eds5.41, and for market cream she re- ceived s3-74 on score of 98, as did c. B. York of Westerly, R. I.