'24 AGRICULTURE OP MAINK. 



CO-OPERATIVE breeders' ASSOCIATIONS. 



The members of the various local dairy cattle breeders' asso- 

 ciations, realizing the advantages to be gained from a state- 

 wide organization, met at Orono during Farmers' Week, in 

 March, at the invitation of Prof. P. A. Campbell of the Uni- 

 versity of Elaine, and there discussed the plans for a State 

 Live Stock Breeders' Association. It was voted to hold a 

 meeting for the purpose of considering the organization of a 

 live stock association on April 14, 1910, at the City Council 

 Chambers, Waterville. At this meeting it was decided that it 

 would be to the advantage of live stock interests to organize the 

 ]Niaine Live Stock Breeders' Association which should take in 

 men who were breeding all kinds of live stock. This associa- 

 tion was organized, with yy charter members, and the various 

 committees since appointed have been doing active work to pro- 

 mote live stock interests. 



On November 15th and i6th, the first annual meeting was 

 held at Waterville, with a program of much interest. Officers 

 were elected as follows : 



President, L. E. ]\lclntire. East Waterford. 

 Secretary, R. W. Redman, Augusta. 

 Treasurer, A. H. Ellis, Fairfield. 



Executive Committee : L. E. Mclntire, East Waterford ; 

 R. W. Redman, Augusta; A. H. ElHs, Fairfield; Prof. 

 P. A. Campbell, Orono; Dr. B. A. Bailey, Wiscasset; 

 Dr. H. M. Moulton, Cumberland Center; Fred Hilton, 

 Anson. 

 A vice president was also appointed for each county in the 

 State. 



There is a prospect of the immediate organization of one 

 Dairy Cattle Breeders' Association, while others are under 

 consideration. The officers of the five local Cattle Breeders' 

 Associations are as follows : 



Sebasticook \''alley Holstein Breeders' Association : 

 President, C. L. Jones, Corinna. 

 Secretary, G. G. Grinnell, Exeter. 

 Oxford County Holstein Breeders' Association : 

 President, Benj. Tucker, Norway. 

 Secretary, Clayton S. Mclntire, East Waterford. 

 Androscoggin \^al!ey Jersey Breeders' Association : 



