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 pro- 

 moting, 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 As- 

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

 January, A. D., 1889, and annually thereafter so long as the conditions 

 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 conve- 

 nient 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 said annual 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 disinter- 

 ested and expert judges, and paid by the treasurer of said Vermont Dairy- 

 men'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 approved and coun- 

 tersigned by the Treasurer and Auditor of said Association. 



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 unex- 

 pended, 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 so as to read as follows : 



The Secretary (of Board of Agriculture) shall prepare on or before the 

 30th day of June annually, a detailed report of the proceedings 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 socie- 

 ties, and farmers' clubs in the State as may be advisable and the report of 

 the Vermont Dairymen's Association. The report shall show under separ- 

 ate heads the work of the Board relating 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 Dairy- 

 men's Association is hereby repealed. 



Approved November 4, 1896. 



