DAIRY AND SEED IMPROVEMENT MEETINGS. 295 



Friday Morning, December 5. 



BUSINESS MEETING OF MAINE DAIRYMEN'S 



ASSOCIATION. 



The following officers were presented by the nominating 

 committee and elected by the association for the ensuing year: 

 President, H. G. Beyer, Jr., Portland; vice president, H. M. 

 Tucker, Canton; secretary, Dr. L. S. Merrill, Orono; treasurer, 

 Rutillus Alden, Winthrop; trustee, E. E. Harris, Skowhegan ; 

 delegates to Maine Federation of Agricultural Associations, 

 H. G. Beyer, Jr., A. C. Pope, Manchester ; visiting member to 

 the Co'llege of Agriculture, L. C. Hoiston ; merrtber of Experi- 

 ment Station Council, R. Alden. 



The committee on resolutions presented the following: 



Resolved, That the committee on barns be continued as a legislative 

 committee on barns at the State University; ithat this association recog- 

 nizes that new barns ait the University are an imperative necessity, for 

 the proper continuation of the work of the University in agriculture; 

 that the provision for new barns should be adequate in amount to secure 

 not only the necessary space, but also modern, up-to-date methods of 

 arrangement and construction, so that the resulting structure may serve 

 as a model showing the present state of knowledge as to the best methods 

 of barn construction and arrangement. 



Resolved, That this association give its hearty support to the effort to 

 secure aid from the Federal Government for the support of extension 

 work in each state, under the direction of the College of Agriculture 

 and that therefore we urge the passage by the Congress of the United 

 States of the so-called Lever Bill, hereby reaffirming the position which 

 the association has consistently maintained in the past. 



Resolved, That we believe the joint meeting of the Maine Dairymen's 

 Association and the Maine Seed Improvement Association has been a 

 great success, and we favor the continuation of these union gatherings, 

 and that we believe it would be for the best interest of the agricultural 

 organizations of the state if as many as possible of these should unite 

 in these winter meetings. 



Resolved, That this association desires to express its hearty approval 

 and appreciation of the county demonstration work which is being car- 

 ried on under the direction of the College of Agriculture and that we 

 would strongly urge the desirability of extending this work as rapidly 

 as possible to other counties in the state. 



