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Washington counties are very well adapted to do this work the 

 gentleman from Massachusetts was speaking about. 



Go and get bulls of the Prof. Cooley kind and get a good 

 class of cows and breed up the animals arid sell them in Massa- 

 chusetts. I know some farmers in the state of Connecticut who 

 are doing just that kind of kindergarten work. 



Prof. Cooley :- — I think that is a very fine idea. We cannot 

 do much of it in Massachusetts, we haven't the pasture, but [ 

 should think here in some sections of Vermont it might be tried 

 and prove a solution for that problem. 



O. Will it make any difference what breeds of cows they 

 are? 



Mr. Albree : — I do not know that the gentleman addressed his 

 remark to me, but I know of a gentleman who purchased three 

 Jersey cows from Secretary Davis three years ago when he in- 

 sisted upon one hundred dollars each and I think the record 

 shows the cows gave between seven and ten thousand pounds 

 of milk a year ; they were registered. 



The grades which we have are mostly Ayrshires and Jer- 

 sey grades and they will come into the good and choice class. 



President Bruce: — We now come to the election of officers. 



On motion of Mr. Northup the Secretary was directed to 

 cast the ballot of the Association for H. C. Bruce for president 

 for the year ensuing. The ballot was cast and Mr. Bruce was 

 declared elected president of the Vermont State Dairymen's 

 Association for the year ensuing. 



President Bruce :■ — Gentlemen : I thank you for this re- 

 newed expression of your confidence in me and I thank you for 

 the assistance you have given me and for the patience you have 

 had with me. I will try and serve you to the best of my ability 

 during the year ensuing. 



The next officer to be elected is First Vice President. 



Mr. Blood -.—We have got a member of this Association, al- 

 though some of \ou may not know him, whom I wish to 

 nominate as first vice president; it is B. A. Hatt of South Rye- 

 gate. 



Motion seconded and the secretary was instructed to cast 

 the ballot for B. A. Hatt for first vice president. 



President Bruce : — The next officer to be elected is the second 

 vice president. 



C. F. Smith : — I wish to nominate one of the present vice 

 presidents, George H. Terrill from Morrisville for second vice 

 president and that the secretary be instructed to cast the ballot 

 for Mr. Terrill. 



