Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-18

formerly owned by Joseph -. ana Mel
vile l.. Merrill
A Joint meeting of the Somerset
Dairymen's Progressive League ana
the Skowhegan branch OF the New
England Milk Producers Association,
which resolved itself into a general
farmers conference, was held on FIJI
oay afternoon in the Municipal court
room. The session was well attended
py many of the leading dairymen and
agriculturists OF this section. State
Dairy Instructor H. NJ. Tucker was
the principal speaker OF the AFTER
noon, basing his remarks on Business
Methods in Dairying." He touched
upon the evolution in the disposition
OF milk products, the necessity OF reg
ulations and of organization to bring
about suitable business methods. Inc
Boston Chamber Of Commerce has tried
to do much to help the agriculturists
of New England" said the State Dairy
instructor, and then he bore out this
statement by resume OF the survey
which the Chamber of Commerce con-
Quoted throughout the New England
states to find out the cost of producing
milk in the various states. This sur
veY took up every item of cost, includ-
ing the depreciation of stock, build
ings, interest, taxes and veterinary
fees. In this survey Somerset county
was represented by q herds. 1t was
determined that the average cost OF
milk per quart was 5.S cents, While
the average amount received per quart
was $50. He considered one reason
for this decline the fact that people
haven't known the difference between
low producing and high producing
cows, and brought out the thought that
it was not the high feeding that made
low producing cows give large yields
Of milk. but that it was necessary 10
get at the breeding end of the business
Mr.. Tucker dweit upon the need of
the farmer, considering we'll the meth
cd in which his product is put upon
the market. He dWelt upon the milk
strike in Boston, the incidents leading
up to the same and the efficient con-
troll of Mr.. Pattee over the situation;
the inception therefrom of the New
England Milk Producers Association
as an organization big enough to carry
all the states of the New England ter
ritory Other features of Mr.. fuckers
able remarks were in brief, equaliza-
ton of prices as another thing for
which the n. f. NJ. +. A. stands strong
ly. that no money paid into the n. E.
Nj. p. A. will be squandered the need
of proper dairy inspection and patri-
otism among farmers in looking out
for and fostering the milk supply and
dairy industry.
At the conclusion of Mr.. fuckers
address, Elmer E. Harris of Skowhe-
gan offered very pertinent remarks
along the same lines and F. Z. Davis
of Madison spoke upon the necessity
of farmers advertising. L. l.. Sand
ford, president of the Local n. f. NJ.
p. A. branch, considered the feed sit
uation for the coming year, and the
purchasing, the production and the
sale through the Farmers Union, the
Dairymens Progressive League and
the n. f. NJ. p. A.
George l.. Parker reported the coun-
ty meeting of the n. f. NJ. p A. held
at Pittsfield which he attended as a
delegate, and Mr.. Tucker called the
attention of those present to member
ship statistics, giving the total New
England membership as 1900. 1t was
a very successful meeting for the da-
irymen of Somerset country
Elmer f. Towne, superintendent of
music in the Skowhegan- Madison
schools, left Saturday on the d-day
train to conduct the music at the
Boys conference in Portland over Sum
day.