An Act to Promote the Dairy Interests of Vermont. 



It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont : 



Section 1. The sum of one thousand dollars is hereby appropriated 

 annually to the Vermont Dairymen's Association, for the purpose of 

 promoting, developing- and encouraging the dairy interests of this 

 State. 



The Auditor of Accounts is hereby directed to draw an order on the 

 State Treasurer in favor of the Treasurer of the Vermont Dairymen's 

 Association, for the first payment of this appropriation on the first day 

 of January, A. D., 1889, and annually thereafter so long as the condi- 

 tions hereinafter provided shall be complied with. 



Sec. 2. Said Vermont Dairymen's Association shall hold an annual 

 meeting, continuing for at least three days, at some town or city in 

 this State of easy access to the people, and in some comfortable and 

 convenient building ; and said meeting shall be open and free to the 

 people of the State. At said meeting the best available talent in the 

 country shall be employed to teach and discuss the best methods of 

 dairy farming, and subjects connected therewith ; and at the said an- 

 nual meeting, premiums shall be offered for the best dairy products of 

 butter and cheese, to an amount of at least two hundred dollars ; such 

 premiums to be awarded by disinterested and expert judges, and paid 

 by the treasurer of said Vermont Dairymen's Association. 



Sec. 4. The Secretary of said Vermont Dairymen's Association, 

 shall, on or before December 1, 1889, and annually thereafter, make a 

 detailed and itemized account to the State Auditor of Accounts of the 

 receipts and expenses of said Association, which accounts shall be ap- 

 proved and countersigned by the Treasurer and Auditor of said Asso- 

 ciation. 



Sec. 5. If, in any year, it shall appear to the State Auditor of Ac- 

 counts that any part of the preceding annual appropriation remains 

 unexpended, or has not been honestly or judiciously expended, then 

 such a part or amount shall be deducted from the order for the next 

 succeeding annual appropriation. 



Sec. 6. This act shall take effect from its passage. 

 Approved November 19, 1888. 



An Act to Provide for the Printing of the Report of the Vermont Dairymen's 



Association. 



It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont : 



Section 1. Section two hundred and forty-seven of the Vermont 

 Statutes shall be amended to read as follows : 



The Secretary (of Board of Agriculture) shall prepare on or be- 

 fore the 30th day of June annually, a detailed report of the proceed- 

 ings of the Board with such suggestions in regard to its duties and the 

 advancement of the interests herein specified as may seem pertinent, 

 and he may append thereto such abstracts of the proceedings of the 

 several agricultural societies and farmers' clubs in the State as may 

 be advisable and the report of the Vermont Dairymen's Association. 

 The report shall show under separate heads the work of the Board re- 

 lating to the different subjects herein mentioned. 



Sec. 2. The provision of Section two hundred and fifty-one of Ver- 

 mont Statutes requiring the printing of a report by the Vermont 

 Dairymen's Association is hereby repealed. 



Approved November 4, 1896. 



