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our association, and ask Prof. Corbett to recommend him. We 

 got rid of a man who made us considerable troufl^le and got an- 

 other who was competent. The only thing we want to discuss is 

 the question of the payment of the men. It is necessary to go 

 through such a lot of red tape that we would like to get it 

 straightened out. 



Dr. Woods : All moneys which go to the University of Maine 

 is apportioned to the different departments and the money which 

 goes to the cow testing comes out of Prof. Corbett's department. 

 It seems to me that some way might be found to short-cut this 

 way of having the bills go through so many hands. 



Question : How do they get the men ? I supposed the 

 members of the cow testing association paid the tester. It 

 seems to me that he ought to be paid promptly. It is put up to 

 us that the charges shall always be paid a month ahead. 



Prof. Corbett : One of the things which I think has caused 

 so much trouble with your association is, that I never see the 

 bills at all. 



Dr. Files : In one herd a man made out a check for $50 to 

 an association and the association finally got it straightened out. 

 I think it might be a good thing for some of you gentlemen to 

 read the rules set forth by the different associations in regard to 

 advanced registry. One man said he had had 12 to 16 cows 

 on advanced registry at one time — (I make it 14). You are get- 

 ting close to the limit set by the A. J. C. Club rules ; they say a 

 man cannot do good work with too mlany. 



Prof. Corbett : I know of a couple of cow testing associa- 

 tions in the state who have all the cows signed up, and waiting 

 to get a good man to do the testing. They won't have a man 

 until they can have a good one. I think the men in Portland 

 realize they need good men, and they are willing to pay more. I 

 cannot put this thing U|p the w^ay I want to, but Dr. Woods feels 

 with me, because he went through it all, hut the work has in- 

 creased much since it was in his hands. I would like to settle 

 Dr. Woods' motion, we have nothing definite now to talk about. 



Dr. Smith : Who has the apportioning of these amounts of 

 money to the difi^erent allotments ? 



Dr. Woods : It originates with the presidents. 



