REPORT OF STATE DAIRY INSTRUCTOR. I9I 



It was a splendid exhibit in size and quality. 



The average score of the samples of milk was 90.25, cream 90, 

 pasteurized cream 91.4. 



It is hoped that another year, the Dairymen's Association will 

 find it possible to increase their premiums to at least fifty dollars 

 for milk and the same for cream, also that an extra premium, 

 liberal in size, will be ofi^ered for pasteurized cream, thus inter- 

 esting the creamerymen of the State to make an exhibit worth 

 seeing. 



While no one thing in connection with our dairy conference 

 attracted more attention, and while the milk and cream exhibit 

 should be made a permanent feature of the conferences of the 

 future, the splendid markets for dairy butter of good quality 

 impresses the writer of this report with the importance of exert- 

 ing more effort in securing a larger exhibit of this valuable 

 product at future conventions. 



Another splendid feature of the dairy conference was the 

 corn exhibit made by the boys. Through the kindness of Dr. 

 Geo. M. Twitchell of Auburn premiums were offered for the 

 three best exhibits of flint corn, ten ear and single ear lots, to 

 be competed for by the boys of the State eighteen years of age 

 or under, with the result that twenty-five entries were made in 

 the two classes. 



At the business meeting of the association it was voted to 

 continue the offering of liberal premiums and a committee was 

 appointed to have the matter in charge for the next dairy con- 

 ference. 



It certainly seems desirable that the action of the Dairymen's 

 Association in this matter should receive strong support from 

 our dairymen and be made a permanent and important part of 

 the annual conference. 



PROPOSED WORK. 



For some time it has been the purpose of the Dairy Division 

 to attempt the organization of Co-operative Breeders' Associa- 

 tions among the dairymen of the State but during the past year 

 the supervision of the cow test associations has prevented the 

 taking up of new work. It is planned, however, to make it an 

 important part of the work for nineteen hundred and nine and 



