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upon the dairy testing work and this is a good indication of the 

 interest being created throughout the State. 



These two associations are organized along the lines of those 

 in operation in Denmark and Michigan, and which the agricul- 

 tural workers of this State believe to be the best plan so far 

 developed. 



MEETINGS. 



By special request I have attended twenty-four meetings for 

 the purpose of discussing matters of dairy interest. These 

 meetings have been divided among granges, farmers' institutes, 

 special dairy meetings and meetings of boards of health. I 

 believe attendance upon as many meetings of this character as 

 possible, constitutes a very important part of the dairy instruc- 

 tor's work. It brings one in close touch with not only the aims 

 but the special needs of the farmers in different sections of the 

 State. It also affords opportunities to disseminate the plans 

 of the department for progressive work. Certain it is, that 

 whatever plans may be developed, however good they may be, 

 the execution of those plans must rest with the farmer, hence 

 the great importance of these meetings for organizing aggres- 

 sive co-operative action, co-operative at least in the sense that 

 there shall be concerted action to accomplish certain results. 



I attended the Maine Dairymen's Association meeting held 

 at Auburn in December and was assigned to a place on the 

 program. 



I also attended the session of the State Grange held in Lewis- 

 ton in December and was, I feel, accorded special honor by the 

 State master in being appointed to the committee on dairy inter- 

 ests of Maine as its chairman. 



GENERAL. 



Since April i, 1907, Mr. E. L. Cobb, in the employ of this 

 department visited 569 stores, hotels and restaurants in twenty 

 of the cities and larger towns, explaining to the proprietors the 

 laws relative to the sale of milk and imitation butter products. 

 This work was discontinued the latter part of May as it had 

 been in progress since January i, 1907, and all the cities and 

 larger towns had been visited. I feel that more of this kind of 

 work, educational, will not be needed, as dealers are or ought 

 to be well informed as to the provisions of the State laws con- 



