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large dairy." He said, " We make the cheese, but they are 

 not made from one dairy. There are several large dairies in 

 our neighborhood that combine, and the cheese is all made at 

 one place." 



Mr. Ktmberly. I would say that I worked in a cheese 

 factory from 1847 to 1853. That was Mr. Lewis M. Norton's 

 cheese factory in Goshen. He made pineapple cheese from 

 four hundred or six hundred cows while I lived with him. 

 The curd was brought to his factory. I think that was the 

 first cheese factory that was started. A Mr. Hurlburt went 

 from there and started cheese factories in New York some- 

 where. 



Mr. Smith. I was about to say that I had always supposed 

 that Lewis M. Norton was the pioneer in this associated dairy 

 business, and probably it is a fact, as Mr. Kimberly has just 

 stated. 



Mr. Norton. I did not intend to be understood as saying 

 that there had never been any factories of this sort before. 

 But this was the first factory that led to the establishment of 

 a great many others. The man who established this factory 

 did it in such a way tliat others took up the matter and fol- 

 lowed it up. It is well known that there have been more or 

 less associations of this kind, some as far back as twenty or 

 thirty years, but the business was not established in such 

 shape that it attracted public attention. 



Mr. Day. As this discussion is likely to take considerable 

 time, I beg leave to interrupt it for the purpose of presenting 

 a resolution for the consideration of the meeting at this 

 time. 



Whereas, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, by 

 seven years of trial in temporary quarters, and with limited 

 facilities, has proved itself essential to the best interests of 

 Connecticut agriculture, therefore, be it 

 Resolved, That the General Assembly be solicited to make a 



special appropriation to give it independent facilities and to widen 



the scope of its work. 



Resolved, That this Convention appoint a committee of three to 



present this subject to the General Assembly and to take means to 



secure their favorable action. 



