Excerpt from Fourteenth Annual Report of the American Dairymen's Association: With Papers, Proceedings, Etc;; For the Year Ending January 15, 1879 Whereas, It is deemed expedient to merge the New York State Cheese Manufacturers Association, which was organized in January, 1864, into an American Association, through which, as a medium, results of the practical experience of dairymen may be gathered and disseminated to the dairying community; therefore, Resolved, That we, the undersigned, do hereby associate ourselves together for mutual improvement in the science of cheese making, and more efficient action in promoting the general interest of the dairy community. Article I. The name of the organization shall be The American Dairymen's Association. Art. II. The Officers of the Association shall consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Art. III. The President, First Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, shall constitute the Executive Board of the Association. Art. IV. The Officers of the Association shall be elected at the regular annual meeting, and shall retain their offices until their successors are chosen. Art. V. The regular annual meeting shall occur on the second Tuesday in January of each year, and at such place as the Executive Board shall designate. Art. VI. The payment of one dollar shall admit any person to all the sessions of an Annual Meeting - and the additional payment of seventy-five cents shall entitle him to the Annual Report for the current year. Amendment. - The Secretary is hereby empowered to appoint an Assistant Secretary to assist during the sittings of the Convention, and discharge such other duties as may be assigned to him, and, in case of the absence or inability of the Secretary to act, to temporarily discharge the duties of that office; it being distinctly understood that no compensation is attached thereto. [One dollar constitutes a person not attending an Annual Convention a member of the Society for one year, and entitles him to the Annual Report.] About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.