The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-01
LIVE STOCK MEN
HOLD MEETING
An Interesting Program
Has Been Arranged
For Occasion.
BUTTER SCORING
A Number of Prizes ofered-An-
derson Has Been Getting
Them Heretofore.
BUTTER SCORING

Prof. ]. NJ. Burgess of Clemson Col
lege, has sent The Intelligencer q
program of the annual meeting of
the South Carolina Stock association
which IS TO be held in Coiumbia Feb
ruary 4, 5 and 6.
The butter contest for that occa-
sion will be a big event. Anderson
county usually shows up well, Mr..
NJ B. Richardson OF Pendleton, hav-
ing taken numerous first prizes.
Mr.. Jas. l.. Mcintosh of DoUesville,
is the president of the association
and Prof. Burgess is secretary and
treasurer. Among the speakers will
be J. H. McClain OF Washington, d.
g; A. C. Haskell of Augusta, Ca; Al
win J. Deed Of Raleigh, n. c.; r. H.
Mason Of Clemson College; Prof. B.
S. Shields of Clemson; j. A. Kier-
non Of Birmingham. Ala; Phil S.
Hamer, of Taylorsville, ILL.,, DR.. e. NJ.
Niglfbert of Atlanta; Prof. w. W.
Long OF Clemson; DR.. S. S. Linder of
Union: Frank C. Hare of Clemson:
T. c. Moss, st. Matthews; ]. T. Watt,
Clemson and DR.. Sorrell of Spartan
burg.
In the butter scoring contest, $50
in cash will be divided among all
contestants vino receive a score OF
more than 80. The amount of cash
will be in proportion to the score.
Other rrizes will be silver trophy
cup, q barrel churn, butter worker,
a package of Wyandotte cIeanser;
parchment paper for wrapping but
ter. subscriptions to periodicals, etc.
Butter Scoring.
An educational butter scoring con-
test @ill be held in connection with
the meeting of the Live Stock asso<
citation. Cash prizes worth $25 viii,
be distributed among the contestants.
The contest will be governed by
the following rules:
II. All persons who desire TO en-,
ter this contest should make appii-
cation at once to fPros!sJ. M. Burgess
secretary of the Live Stock associa =
ton, Clemson College, for entry
blanks, since all entries must be ac
compapied by the official entry
blanks
az. An entry will consist of two OF
more one-poand prints OF butter.
"3. The butter will be scored ac.
cording to the following standard:
Flavor, rs per cent; grain, % pc.
cent: color. 10 per cent; salt,
per cent; packing, 8 per cent,
"a. The butter must reach Colum
bis. by 6 u. m., Tuesday, February
and the scoring will be done Wed
nesday, February 4.
"5. NO contestant will be allowed
to be present while the butter Ia be
ing scored hut the results of the con-
test will be announced on Wednesday,
February 4, at the afternoon sessio
OF the South Carolina Live Stock as.
sociation. The butter will remain on
exhibition throughout the meeting of
the association.
"6. Address the shipment to ]. nj.
Burgesss Columbia. Ship by express
prepaid or parcel post. The butter
to receive the highest score should /
carefully packed and wrapped.
n. The butter entered In this con.
test will become the property of the
association to help pay the expense
of the contest.
9. Butter to he entered In this
/ contest maIst fha M adass =. ea:..Lg Co.
ina and on farm OF contestant.
%. No one VIII be allowed to max.
entries in more than one class.
10. All butter that scores ahoY
20 viii receive d diploma Of merit"
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