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Officers of the association : Pres., H. F. Potter, Montowese ; 

 vice-pres., F. H. Stadtmueller, Elmwood ; sec'y, George 

 E. Manchester, East Winsted ; treas., B. C. Patterson, 

 Torrington. 



The Connecticut Creamery Association has also been a 

 prominent help to the dairy interests of the State. Officers : 

 Pres., John Thompson, Ellington; vice-pres., Hiram Carter, 

 Plainville ; sec'y and treas., Frank Avery, Wapping. 



The following figures show the business of a few of the 

 large creameries of the State. Lebanon creamery received 

 1,299,796 pounds of cream the past year and paid to its 

 patrons $56,1 16.65 5 Ellington, 775,621 pounds of cream, paid 

 to its patrons $34,328. Wapping made, the last year, 193,- 

 778 pounds of butter, paid to its patrons $42,994.99. Suf- 

 field, 626,128 pounds of cream received, paid to its patrons 

 $27,518.64. Granby creamery paid to its patrons last year 

 $39,000. Canton paid to its patrons $23,799.80. 



THE JERSEY CATTLE BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION has been 

 an important factor in improving the dairy herds of Connect- 

 icut. Its membership is taken from prominent importers 

 and breeders of fine stock, whose individual records have 

 been high as milk and butter producers. S. C. Colt, presi- 

 dent, Elmwood ; R. A. Potter, secretary, Bristol ; B. W. Col- 

 lins, treasurer, Meriden. 



DAIRYING IN CONNECTICUT. 



Vine Hill Farm Co. C. M. Beach, Proprietor ; C. E. Beach and F. H. 

 Stadtmueller, Managers^ Elmwood, Conn. 



Dairying, although one of the oldest of all time-honored 

 agricultural institutions of the State, has nevertheless expe- 

 rienced as great, if not greater, changes and improvements 

 within the past two decades than any other agricultural in- 

 dustry. This progress was due to numerous factors, most of 

 which, however, were merely incidental. Practically all the 

 advance made was due to the following causes : 



First. Improvement of stock. 



Second. Co-operative dairying. 



