982 New Yokk State D^ukymen's Association 



in annual convention assembled at Syracuse, X. Y., do most re- 

 spectfully nrge Honorable Woodrow Wilson (President-elect) that 

 in his choice for the position of Secretary of Agriculture he look 

 carefully to the necessity of choosing- a man whose knoavledge and 

 training are such as to give him a thorough knowledge of the 

 necessities of the great interests he is to represent, and special in- 

 terest and spnpathy for this now and to be the greatest agricul- 

 tural interest of all, not only in the State of New York, but the 

 nation at large. 



3. Resolved, That the jSTew York State Dair■s^nen's Associa- 

 tion heartily endorse the administration of Commissioner of 

 Agriculture Calvin J. Huson, and especially commend and ap- 

 prove his advanced position upon the control of bovine tubercu- 

 losis as outlined in his address before this association. 



-i. Whekeas, The New York State Dairymen's Association 

 has among its objects the improvement of the sanitary character 

 of the public milk supply and the elimination of bovine tuber- 

 culosis from the dairies of the state, and 



Wheeeas, The New York Milk Committee has under consid- 

 eration a legislative program to obtain a more adequate state 

 control of the sanitary character of the public milk supply and of 

 bovine tuberculosis, and 



Whereas, The New York Milk Committee has expressed a de- 

 sire for the advice and comisel of this association in these mat- 

 ters. 



Be it Resolved, That the New York State Dairymen's Associa- 

 tion in annual convention assembled, authorize its president to 

 appoint two or more of its members to confer and advise with the 

 New York J\lilk Committee for formulating and promulgating its 

 legislative program. 



5. Whereas, The present law on regulation of dairy barns as 

 to sanitary conditions, etc., is inadequate to protect the public 

 health and insure the best results, therefore 



Resolved, That we f.sk that the law be amended so as to give 

 the department of agriculture greater and more efficient juris- 

 diction. 



G. Whereas, The present method of selling skinnned cheese is 

 calculated to deceive both dealer and consumer as to amount of 

 fat contained in said cheese, therefore, 



