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deal for his splendid fight for our interests. I know he is on 

 the program for the evening, but I think he can give us some- 

 thing this afternoon without taking away any of his thunder 

 for the evening. I am speaking of Mr. Pattee. 



Pres. Tucker: We shall be very glad to hear from Mr. 

 Pattee. 



Mr. Pattee: I think the farmers of Maine would do mightv 

 well to devote a good deal of study, more than for their {)er- 

 sonal welfare on their farms, to the general drift and tendency 

 of the milk business. I am glad so many of you are interested 

 in this problem. I believe that one of the most alarming sys- 

 tems of the times in your state is disclosed by the chart hang- 

 ing on the wall. This not only affects the stock, but the soil 

 fertility as well. The soil cannot be maintained in a fertile 

 manner half as cheap in any other way as by keeping live stock 

 on our farms, so I believe you will do well to bend your ener- 

 gies in a broad, intelligent way — as I know you are capable of 

 doing, and as I believe you will do — to study carefully this 

 milk business in the State of Maine. I am to talk somewhat 

 on that subject this evening and shall be glad then to present 

 what I hope may be some helpful thoughts. I congratulate you 

 on the interest and attendance here. It seems an encouraging 

 and promising situation. 



Mr. Tucker: As long ago as I can remember, when I first 

 began to attend Farmers' institutes, there was one I was always 

 glad to hear from ; that gentleman is here today and I am going 

 to take the liberty of calling on Prof. Sanborn of New Hamp- 

 shire. 



Prof. Sanborn : Dairymen of Maine : I am here in ]\Iaine 

 at this time, accidentally on business, without knowing until 

 recently that it was the time for your meeting. I come with- 

 out a word to say, except that I am glad of this opportunity 

 for renewing old acquaintances. For thirty-five years I have 

 been speaking all over the State of Maine, and I have certainly 

 found some of the finest characters here in your state I have 

 ever met. Maine is manifestly a splendid agricultural state 

 and you farmers have reached the time when there is no pro- 

 duct that can be raised on your farms but that can be raised 

 at a profit ; vou are living in an era when everything impels vou 



