Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-27
Bangor Gets the Big Dairy Show

Bangor Gets the Big Dairy Show
The Annual Meeting and Exhibition
OF the Maine Dsirymen's Association
will be held in Bangor, December 81.
inclusive. Following the custom of re
cent years, the Maine Seed improvement
Association will unite with the Dairy
mems Association in holding this con
ventiou.
Last year the joint convention o.
these two associations took place IL
Lewiston and was perhaps the most sue
cessful of any thus far held. 1t has beef
many years since the big Dairy Conven
ton OF the state has been held as fal
east as Bangor and it is expected thai
Maine will exert every effort to make
this the biggest and best" of them all
Liberal premiums will be offered as
usual for milk, cream, butter and cheese
and in addition many special premiums
will be offered by those interested in the
dairy industry. Among the sweep
stakes prizes" will be a De Lsvel Cream
Separator which is to be presented to
the exhibitor of the highest scoring
sample of dairy butter.
The Seed Improvement Association
will offer large number of prizes for
exhibits of farm crops OF various kinds,
complete announcement OF which will be
made later by the Secretary Of that As
socistiOn.
The educational program will consist
of addresses on dairying and general
farming, discussions by successful dairy
farmers, contests in judging dairy prod
ucts, and a student speaking contest
open TO students taking agriculture in
the high schools and academies of the
state.
The list of speakers will include Rob
ert j. Alley, President of the University
Of Maine; Hon. c. S. Stetson, Master of
the Maine State Grange; John e. Orcutt
of the Boston Chamber Of Commerce; S.
c. Thompson in charge of Dairy Manu-
factures, L, S. Department Of Agricul-
ture; DIR. Charles ID. Woods, Director of
the Maine Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton; Z. A. Stanford, Manager Pond
Cove Stock Farm, So. Portland; II. j.
Wheeler, formerly Director, Rhode Is
land Experiment Station; Mr. Earl Jones
of the Agropomy Department, Universi-
ty of Maine; and many others who will
be announced later by the two sssocia-
tions.
Taken as a whole, it may be said that
no previous convention of these two as.
socistions has ever presented a more
practical program than the one to be
given at the coming session.
The location Of the convention the
present year will give the farmers Of
eastern Maine, and Penobscot County es-
pecially, splendid opportunity not only
TO attend the meetings for educational
purposes but also 10 enter the products
Of their farms in competition with those
from all sections of the state.
Persons interested in dairying and
crop production will find at this meet
ing aud exhibition the best opportunity
offered this year for getting in touch
with the dairy and seed situation in
Maine as large number of the best
dairy men aud seed growers of the state
will be found in attendance.
Those in attendance at the meeting
last year will remember the fine display
OF dairy equipment and supplies made
by the manufacturers. Every effort will
be made to have the exhibit of these ar
ticles better and more extensive the
present years.
The complete premium list and pro-
gram will be ready for distribution
within a few days and can be secured by
writing the Secretary, Leon S. Merrill,
Orono, Maine