156 THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



SPECIAL NOTICE. 



At a special meeting of the officers of the Vermont Dairymen's 

 Association it was unanimously voted to abolish special premiums for 

 the next meeting. We practically adopt the rules of the National 

 Association We are to solicit money from the firms who usually give 

 specials, added to our premium fund, the butter sent to the convention 

 to belong to the Association, to be sold at the close of the meeting 

 and the proceeds added to the fund, and all money to be divided pro 

 rata to the owners of butter who score above 92 points. Creameries to 

 send not less than 10 pounds; private dairies not less than 5 pounds. 

 The object of these rules is to divide the money to all who score 

 above 92 points. As it has been in the past, one man has secured 

 nearly everything, and only a few getting anything at all. We will offer 

 for the sample of butter scoring highest for competition a cup or 

 medal, to belong to the owner of said sample of butter. We hope this 

 change will bring out a greater number of samples of butter, for now 

 there will be more inducement, for nearly all are sure of something. 



Yours for the prosperity of the Association, 



F. L. DAVIS, Secretary. 



