Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-30
PROGRAM FOR THE
GREAT CONFERENCE
DEC. 4-8 AUGUSTA
Of the Maine Dairymen's Assn,
Live Stock Breeders and Seed
Improvement Assn. City Hall
To Be the Mecca of All Inter-
ested in These Subjects and
that Means All Maine.

City hail. Augusta of the Maine Dairy
mems Association, the Live Stock Breed
ers' Association and the Maine Seed I'M
provement Association. 1t Is SO filed
with good things for all interested in
these subjects that there will be some
thing for each one. even if every man,
woman and child in the State should be
present.-and they should be. 1t in
cludes:
MONDAY. DECEMBER 4.
Presiding officer, Hon. w. T. Guptill
Commissioner of Agriculture.
7.39 P. M.-Invocation,
Rev. V, o. Anderson. Augusta
Address of welcome,
Hon. Blaine S. Viles, mayor of Augusta
Response. Herbert NJ. Tucker, Canton.
president Maine Dairymen's Associa-
ton.
Address. Prof. Henry W. Brown, Col
by College. Waterville.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8.
800 A. M-Business meeting.
Report of officers and committees.
Appointment of committees.
LOO A. M.-Address 1.-TWO Years Records
of a Profitable Sheep Flock"
Charles II. Crawford, Dexter
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
1,3o P: M.-Address. Some Fundamental
Principles on Which the Business of
Live Stock Breeding Depends" DIR.
Raymond Pearl, biologist, Maine Ex
pertinent Station. Orono.
go +, M-Business meeting.
Maine Ayrshire Breeders Association,
Maine Guernsey Breeders Association,
Maine Holstein Breeders Association,
Maine Jersey Breeders Association.
Maine shorthorn Breeders. Associa-
ton, Maine Sheep Breeders Associa-
tion-See notices posted for rooms in
City hall.
\
cation of Breeding Principles" l.. G..
Trafton, manager Ayredale Stock
Farm. Bangor.
There will be time at the close Of the
evening program for the separate breed
associations to hold further meetings, if
their transactions are not all completed
In the afternoon
WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER 6.
Herbert NJ. Tucker, Presiding officer.
$50 A. M.-BuSneSS meeting.
PRESIDENTS annual address,
Herbert NJ. Tucker, Canton
Report of secretary,
DR.. L. S. Merrill, Orono
Report of treasurer,
Frank S. Adams, Bowdoinham
Election of officers.
Introduction of business Of the asso-
citation.
Association Records and What They
Prove Regarding the Cost of the Pro-
duction of Milk
L. E. McIntire, East Waterford
Discussion, opened by Dr. j. A. Ness
and c. S. Pope.
10.15 A. M.-Address, "What Changes in
Present Conditions are Necessary to
Encourage Farmers to Produce More
Milk for Maine Cities?' George f.
Merrill. Gray, (who milks hundred
cows.
Discussion, opened by Frank S. Adams,
Bowdoinham.
= NJ H.,
Breeding,
Dr. Raymond Pearl, Orono
Discussion, opened by DR.. Owen Smith,
WEDNESDAY, AFTERNOON.
100 P. M.-Address, Merit of Buying
Milk on the Butterfat and per cwt
Basis Versus the Quart Basis
E. l.. Bradford, Auburn
Discussion, opened by w. x. Hamln,
Waterford, L. f. Harris, Skowhegan,
c. e. Henry, Pittstield.
215 P. M.-Address, "Oleo Versus Butter"
J. ]. Farrell, food and dairy commits
sioner, St Paul, MINI.
315 P. M.-Address. '"The Mysteries Of
Cleo and It's Regulation Hon.
George L. Flanders. counsel for the
department of agriculture New York
AIS P. M.-Address. How Oleo Affects
Butterfat Basis
C. L. Jones, Corinna
DlScuSSIOH.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
730 P. M.-Address Boston Milk Situa-
ton From the Producers Standpoint"
Richard Pattee, president of the Milk
PRODUCERS League sb haIo ma prod ID
Organize? How"
R. L. Cummings, West Paris
Discussion.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7.
Presiding Officer, X. l.. Copeland, Presi-
dent Maine Seed Improvement Associa-
ton, Brewer.
900 A. M.-Business meeting.
Presidents annual address,
r. L. Copeland, Brewer
Report of secretary,
E 4. Rogers, Augusta
Report of treasurer.
c. NJ. White, Bowdoinham
Introduction of business.
1890 A M.-Address. Soil Moisture and
Humus,"
Prof. Franklin Menges. York, Pa.
n.15 A. M.-Address "Recent Progress in
y" THTRsDAY AFTERSooN.
145 P. M-Address. The Principles of
Plant Improvement" Prof. Arthur w.
Gilbert, Cornell University. Ithaca,
sso P. M;.Address, us Ten Acres
Pr: G: NJ !:s Twitehell. Auburn
Wheat and Wheat Raising"
Prof Franklin Menges, York, Pa.
345 P. M.-Discussion,
Samuel H. Eaton. Fryeburg
THURSDAY EVENING.
100 P M-Banquet. Tickets may be Sc
cured of DR.. Leon S. Merrill. secretary
Maine Dairymen's Association, or e.
A. Rogers, secretary Maine Seed I'm
provement Association.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER s.
900 A. M-Final business meeting Maine
Seed Improvement Association.
1890 A. M.-Address. Natural WAYS OF
Maintaining the Fertility of the Soil"