DAIRY AND SEED IMPROVEMENT MEETINGS. 1 39 



Voted, that so much of the Friday forenoon session as might 

 be needed should be assigned to the Maine Seed Improvement 

 Association as an offset for the loss of Thursday evening. 



Voted, that J. H. Blanchard serve as committee of arrange- 

 ments for the Monday evening exercises. 



Voted, that the exhibit of machinery, equipment and supplies 

 be placed in charge of Dr. L. S. Merrill. 



At this point the conference adjourned and the executive 

 committee and J. H. Blanchard, Dairy Instructor, held a meet- 

 ing to discuss the program and other arrangements for holding 

 the State Dairy Conference. 



Voted, to hold the annual business meeting of the association, 

 Wednesday morning, December 6, at 9 o'clock. 



Voted, to recommend to the Commissioner the following 

 persons as judges : Butter and cheese, Orin Bent, Boston ; 

 milk and cream, E. E. Harris, Skowhegan, and J. F. Thomas, 

 Orono. The second place on the judging committee on milk 

 and cream to be filled by the Department of Agriculture. 



The Dairy Instructor requested the secretary to solicit ex- 

 hibits of dairy products for the State Dairy Conference, which 

 was agreed to. 



The committee voted to adjourn. 



Respectfully submitted, 



LEON S. MERRILL, 



Secretary. 



Voted, that the report of the secretary be accepted. 



President Tucker made appointments of the various com- 

 mittees, as follows : Committee on Resolutions, L. S. Mcln- 

 tire, Charles H. Crawford, Charles D. Woods. Committee on 

 Nominations, C. L. Jones, Charles Doe, W. W. Pike. 



President Tucker: It will be shown, at the time of the 

 treasurer's report, that we have to expend quite a sum of 

 money to carry on the special work of the year. In addition 

 to our usual expenses, we have had the expenses connected with 

 the hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission and 

 the drain upon the treasury has been pretty severe. Of course, 

 the expense of this special work has come out of our treasury, 

 and it is right it should ; but we are particularly anxious to get 



