DAIRY MEETING. I3I 



tests in dairy products at the annual meeting of this association 

 be continued and further that it be approved as a general policy 

 of all agricultural organizations in the State. 



4th. That this association recommends that a conference of 

 representatives from all agricultural interests of the State be 

 held sometime during the coming winter. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Leon S. ^Ierriel. 



The report of the secretary was accepted and it was voted 

 that the recommendations suggested be referred to a committee 

 on resolutions, to be appointed by the Chair. The appointment 

 was made as follows : P. A. Campbell, Dr. B. A. Bailey, C. R. 

 Millett, W. K. Hamlin. 



REPORT OF COMIMITTEE ON HERD RECORD BOOKS. 



Immediately after the adjournment of the last convention of 

 the State Dairymen's Association, the committee undertook a 

 collection of the herd books to be deposited in the Library of the 

 Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, per the vote of the as- 

 sociation. 



Although the association voted to appropriate $100, if need- 

 ed, for this purpose, your committee has made no expenditures. 

 The cost of postage, expressage, etc., has been met by the Maine 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. In some cases it will prob- 

 ably be necessary to purchase the books in whole or in part if 

 the sets are to be made complete. 



The volumes which have been received are shelved in the li- 

 brary of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station and are 

 available to the members of the association and other citizens 

 of Maine. 



Your committee recommends that 



( 1 ) The American Aberdeen Angus Breeders' Association 

 Volumes i to 16, costing $16.00 be purchased by the association. 



(2) That the volumes needed to complete the Ayrshire As- 



