214 AGRICULTURE OF MAINE. 



Now I come to a recommendation rather delicate in its 

 nature, but which I trust this meeting will receive in the spirit 

 I intend it: Fortunately the University of Maine, one of our 

 great allies in our agricultural work, is out of politics ; but one 

 other ally, the Department of Agriculture, is not. Our state 

 government has gone Democratic, which means an almost sure 

 change in the administration there. I believe that we, as organ- 

 ized dairymen in the state, should take some action which would 

 show the Legislature of our state what we want. I do not 

 believe that this organization should make a partisan recom- 

 mendation at this time. As a matter of fact, it would be 

 unwise to do so, because the two parties are rather evenly 

 balanced. I do believe that, as organized dairymen, we have 

 a right and a duty to make a recommendation to the Legisla- 

 ture at this time. To be specific, I would like our association 

 to recommend that the Legislature select the candidate for 

 Commissioner of Agriculture from those who have in the past 

 constantly maintained a sympathetic and helpful attitude toward 

 organized agriculture. We would be organized to small pur- 

 pose if we could not properly make a recommendation of our 

 needs to the coming legislature, and I hope that you dairymen 

 will take this part of my message to heart and take such action 

 as you may deem fit. We have the right and the duty to watch 

 over the dairy interests of the state. 



REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



To the Members of the Maine Dairymen's Association: 



A meeting of the Executive Committee was held at the office 

 of the Commissioner of Agriculture, Augusta, January 29, 1914, 

 with all members present. A joint session was held with 

 the Executive Committee of the Maine Seed Improvement 

 Association and the following action was taken : 



Voted to hold the annual meeting and exhibition of the two 

 associations at the same time and place. 



Voted to accept the invitation of the Bangor Chamber of 

 Commerce to hold the annual meeting in Bangor, providing 

 satisfactory arrangements can be made. 



