164 AGRICULTURE OF MAINE. 



Resolved, That the Maine Dairymen's Association re-affirms 

 the opinion expressed at the last annual meeting as to the needs 

 of the College of Agriculture in the matter of renovation of 

 dairy and horse barns; that in view of the fact that there are 

 no funds available at the present time, the special committee 

 having this matter in charge be continued ; that they make such 

 further investigation as they find necessary; that they prepare 

 estimates of cost and use every honorable means to secure at 

 the next session of the Legislature an appropriation sufficient 

 to carry into effect the recommendations made in this report; 

 that the executive committee from the Dairymen's Association 

 be directed to give the special committee every assistance pos- 

 sible in the securing of an appropriation and that the special 

 committee appointed by the Maine Live Stock Breeders' Asso- 

 ciation be requested to still further act in co-operation in this 

 matter. 



In closing your committee desire to express their apprecia- 

 tion for the valuable assistance given by the Maine Live Stock 

 Breeders' Association to the very important move we have 

 undertaken. 



L. E. McIntire, 

 John Pease,, 

 Leon S. [Merrill, 



Special Committee. 



AX ESSENTIAL TO WELL-BEING. 



By Laura Com stock, Professor of Domestic Science, Univer- 

 sity of Maine. 



(Stenographic Report.) 



Ladies and Gentlemen: 



It is with some trepidation that I appear before you this 

 evening, for Ladies' Night is an innovation. If it is not suc- 

 cessful it may be that in the coming year no such privilege will 

 be granted us. Still, I believe that having be?n granted this 

 boon, we can so impress the men with our earnestness that they 



