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as high as one to seven, very satisfactorily. We are feeding 

 i}^ to 2 pounds wider than a few'years ago. 



Ques. Doesn't that tend to give the dairyman an opportunity 

 to raise more of his feeds? 



Ans. It certainly does. The exact ratio will vary with the 

 cow. One cow will produce milk on a ration of one to six or 

 seven; another cow with less dairy tendencies would be laying 

 it on her body. 



REPORT OF COA'IAIITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGIS- 

 LATION RELATING TO DAIRY PRODUCTS. 



December 7, 19 10. 

 To the Officers and Members of the Maine Dairymen's Asso- 

 ciation: 



Mr. J. D. McEdwards, F. S. Adams and R. W. Redman 

 respectively make report as the Committee on National Legis- 

 lation for Dairy Products. We have at various times during 

 the year written to the representatives in the national Congress 

 relative to the present tarifif on butter and cream and the way 

 in which oleomargarine is handled. Copies of the letters and 

 the replies from the representatives have been filed with the 

 secretary. The general tone of their replies was to the effect 

 that a tariff revision would not be possible during the present 

 session of Congress, and that they would do everything in their 

 power to attend to the oleomargarine situation. Relative to 

 this latter, we would respectfully call your attention to the work 

 done by the National Dairy Union of which Mr. E. K. Slater 

 is secretary, as we believe by the co-operation of this associa- 

 tion with this Dairy Union that possibly more immediate results 

 may be obtained for improving the dairy situation with refer- 

 ence to substitutes than by any other medium at the present 

 time. 



Very truly yours, 



R. W. Redman, 



Secretary of Committee. 



