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Washington State Dairy Men’s Association’s Founding and Growth
The Washington State Dairymen's Association formed in 1893 94 to unite dairy interests, promote better products, and bolster state dairying. Leaders and meetings built a strong statewide network, expanding creameries from four to nearly one hundred in five years, with notable national figures attending annual gatherings. The article urges state funding to publish proceedings and support outreach, citing Wisconsin’s $4,000 annual appropriation and dairy industry prosperity as a model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington State Dairymen’s Association
Horticultural Association
Livestock Association
Chamber of Commerce
Tacoma
BE. I. Thompson
Bellingham
W. J. Spillman
United States Department of Agriculture
State College
Pullman
A. A. Linsley
E. I. Thompson
BB. I. Thompson
EB. I. Thompson
Atute
Easterday
Bee State
A. H. Meade
Auburn
Goodwin
Ellensburg
Association
J. B. Agen
Seattle
Prof
J. P. Sharp
Mr. Goodwin
Clark County
W. F. Izett
Oak Harbor
C. A. Tonneson
Troy
Chimacum
Blanchard
B. F. Reed
EB. Carmichael
Olympia
Hoard
Wisconsin
C. F. Curtis
Iowa Experiment Station
John Gould
Ohio
E. W. Major
California
C. L. Smith
Minnesota
Bryan
E. A. McDonald
State Dairy and Pure Food Commissioner
North Yakima
State Horticultural Association
State Dairymen’s Association
Washington
W. A. Henry
Agricultural Experiment Station of
Henry
Carmichael
Wis
Consin State Dairymen’s Association
Wisconsin Dairymen’s Association