The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-17
Man Heads Maine
Creamery Association

The Maine Creamerymen's Associa-
ton met Friday. Jan. 4, 1924, at the
New Elm House. Auburn, for their
annual meeting Commissioner
Washburn and Dairy Inspector Bar
bour were the speakers. Topic for
discussion Better Cooperation in
Dairying."
Mr.. Washburn has no fear on ac-
count of the so-called abandoned
farms. he said. but there are very
many neglected farms but somebody
owns them.
The nearly $4,000 farms in Maine
have a valuation of $25O,OOOOOO. The
three chief agricultural products of
Maine are potatoes, hay, dairy pro-
ducts. Potatoes average yearly
value is s30.000,OO0; hay S25.000,000;
dairy products $17,000.000.
Every dairying community has
good homes and good farms and good
citizens.
The Department is cooperating
with the Boston Board of Health in
the matter of exclusions OF patrons
from creameries and are not allow
Ing this product to be sold in our
state.
lie spoke of the high quality of
Maine cream and milk in the large
markets bringing a much higher
price than cream from other states.
This fact ought to be made known
and advertised to boost Maine pro-
ducts. One way in which this
could be done more than it is by ex-
hbiting samples at our several fairs
and conventions.
Quite an interesting discussion
followed by Messrs. E. L. Bradford
of the Turner Center System; J. d.
McEdwards of the New England
Creamery at Livermore Falls; J.
Norris Weber. Detroit; Elmer +.
Harris, Skowhegan; L. F. Marden Of
the Whiting creamery, Pittsfeld;
Weston B. Haskell. Turner Centre
System, Auburn; B. E. Patterson.
Canton: A. T.. Kendick, Boston; A.
+. Tilton, Auburn.
Forrest A. Barbour, State Dairy.
Inspector, lamented the fact that the
creamery men did not have a place
on the program of the Maine Dairy
men Association when they met in
annual convention. He thought
they ought to and q vote was passed
instructing Mr.. Barbour to use his
influence to bring this about for an
other year. also that each one pledge
themselves to exhibit their product.
He spoke of the variations in the
tests and the causes for the same.
In his work of checking up the test
ing work of some of the creamers in
the State where complaints had
been made there was no material
difference between his test of the
and that of the creamery
tests. He thought that due care and
integrity should be exercised in TAX
ing all samples. There should be
some law defining grade "A milk, So
called
After nest delicious chicken
dinner served by Landlord Gardner
the association extended their ap-
probation to Commissioner Wash
burn and Inspector Barbour, hank
ing them for the departments CO.
operation with the Boston b. G. II.
work in getting a cleaner
product and pledglng themselves to
heartily support the department and
all agencies tending toward better
iairying, the meeting adjourned.
The officers elected were as fol-
lows: President, f. f. Jewett, Nor
vice president, L. l.,
Bradford, Auburn; secretary, Elmer
e. Harris, ,Skowhegan; treasurer, J.
D. McEdwards, Livermore Falls;
supply agent, r. L. Bradford, Au-
burn; representative to Federation
Of Agricultural Society, Orono, w. c.
Curtis, Gardiner; legislative COM
nittee, f. L. Bradford, l.. F. Marden,
Elmer f. Harris, Weston b. Haskell;
executive committee, F. f. Fewett.
g. l.. Bradford, A. F. Tilton, J. d.
c. f. Henry.
New members voted in were A. l..
Rose, Augusta; J. w. Curtis, Gardi-
ler; Forrest A. Barbour, Augusta.
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