The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-27
HOLSTEIN- -FRIESIAN
FIVE-DAY PROGRAM
National Association to Meet i'm Syra-l
cuse May 81 TO June Feature
Trip to Thousand Islands.
Especial to The Reformer.)


SYRACUSE. \. Y. April -.
\ fve-day program has been arranged
for the annual meeting and sale of the
lIOlstein-EricSan Association of Amer
lea. to be held in Syracuse from May 81
to June ;, according to an announcement
by T.. X. thinner. secretary of the state
association, which will act as host at
the event. Mr.. thinner also announced
decision of the state club to hold a sale
in October.
On Memorial day. May 81. Holstein
breeders from all parts of the country
will watch Judging Of state consignments
i'm competition for the cash prize of $500
offered by the state fair commission for
the best herd. The event will be staged
ut the fair grounds and the herds will be
Judged by II. +. IIacger of Algonquin.
ILL.,, and Ward Stevens OF Liverpool, y.
y. at 10 o'clock.
This day will be known as New York
day. At - o'clock the visitors Will
leave by automobile for the farm of !.
II. Waite at Auburn. y. Y. where lunch
con will be served and the Waite IIol-
stein herd inspected. The party will
then go to the state college of agriculture
at Ithaca, where the college grounds
will be viewed. On the return trip sup
per viii be had at Cortland. n. y. The
trip will be in charge of Mr.. Waite.
On the following day. June l, the an
nual meeting of the association will be
held here at the Mizpah. 1t will be
taken up with business routine, election
of officers and addresses. ID. ID. Aitkcn
of Flint. Mich. is president and +. J..
IIuughton of Brattlrboro, Vt. is Secre-
tary \ banquet will be served in the
aruory at o'clock i'm the evening.
The second national cooperative sale
will be held at the fair grounds during
the following three days. About 2hO
head uf the finest IIolstein cattle the
country possesses will be sold. ConSigu-
mrnt. already being listed in Mr.. Zim-
mpr'% office Indicate the animals will be
of the highr-t quality. high average
price is expected
ON the last day of the event the fea-
turc viii be q trip to Thousand Islands
provided by the state association. Boats
will be secured and a cruise among the
islands made Coming back. supper will
be served at North Country farms. near
Watertown. y. y. owned by George y.
Smith. Arrangements are i'm charge OF
DR. d. t. Armstrong. owner of Roach
Homestead farms at Picrropont Manor.
Breeders will be asked to contribute
TO make the event n success bchttiug the
leading IIoIStcin state. Mrs. +. y. Jones
of Clinton, y. Y. and Mrs. Ralph Stew
ems of Liverpool. y. y. have been ap-
pointed 81 committee 10 provide for the
entertainment ut women coming 10 the
meeting and sale.
Mr.. Zimmpr announced that directors
of the state association have decided to
hold a state consignment sale at Bing-
hamtou, y Y. in October. Animals viii
be selected on a quota basis from direc-
tors districts. about 100 being the maxi
mum number allowed. All Will be from
the herds of state association members
The association has appropriated S2J0
to be awarded in prizes to the best three
county Hol~tein herds entered at the
state fair next September.