Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-11-15
Farm, Garden, House.
1. D. R. COLLINS, Editor.
Vermont Dairymens' Association.

President-E. ID. Mason, Richmond.
Vice-Presidents- Middleton Goldsmith,
NJ. D., Rutland; n. B. Spaford, Hartford
c. w. Brownell, Williston.
Secretary and Treasurer-O. S. Bliss,
Georgia.
Trustees-Henry Lane, Cornwall; A. B. |
Armstrong, Dorset; Franklin Fairbanks, |
St. Johnsbury; E. Barnum, Milton; E. S.
Freeman, Guildhail; c. S. McAllister,
Enosburgh; A. R. Manning, Alburg; E.
P. Mudgett, Cambridge; G. F. Darling,
Derby; s. B. Carpenter, Randolph; a. D.
Smith, Dandy; A. X. Warren, Berlin; c.
Horace Hubbard, Springfield; Peleg Wins
low, Putney.
The following honorary members were
elected: Hon. Samuel Campbell of New
York Mills, n. Y; A. NJ. Winslow, ESQ.,,
of Putney, and Hon. T. G. Alyord of Syr-
acuse, N. Y, were elected honorary mem
bers, and Richard Goodman, ESQ.,, of Len
nox, Mass, corresponding member of the
association.
ADDRESS oR HON. X. A. WILLARD.
A large audience gathered at the Repre-
sentatives Hall Wednesday evening, to
listen to the annual address to the dairy
men of Vermont
Hon. E. d. Mason of Richmond presid-
ed, and introduced Mr. Willard as the dai-
ry editor of the Rural New Yorker
Mr.. Willard opened his address by re-
marking that he had no splendid theories
to advance, but would speak upon simple
subject of the greatest practical Importance
to the people Of Vermont. When abroad
he had looked upon no place of greater in
terest than Run1ymede, where the great
charter of our Liberties was obtained from
King John by the sturdy barons, who Sc
cured there the foundation of all the civil
and religious Liberties which we all enjoy.
How little did they think what immense
results were to fdlowN from their action
Few of those wlo have laid the corner
stones of great works have known the re-
suits that follow. So jesse Williams did
not imagine thai such immense results
would follow hislabors, but there are now
from a thousand to five hundred cheese
factories in the State Of New York alone.
And so the great problem Of an economic
al supply of food begins to be solved. Few
realize how much the supply Of food has
70 do with the preservation of order and
good morals. But the population is rap
idly increasing in the country. Soon we
shall be unable toproduce sufiicientquan-
tity of meats. Animal food must be OBJ
tanned from the dairy. He illustrated the
advantage of food obtained from the dairy
by showing that COW will produce thro
the dairy many times as much nutrition;
food as a steer used for meat.
\ good steer will weigh 1900 lbs at 4
years of age, and will give when butchereC
1000 lbs of meat; 8 steers equal to twelve
wears, will give 5000 lbs A COW for /.
b years, deducting the first two years, vii
produce 800 lbs Of cheese. In nutrition
= a pound Of cheese Is equal to two of meat
= so that the produce Of COW for u year
+ Is $500 lbs. of food while that of a steer i
5000 lbs. The difference of bone an,
, cooking should be charged against tn
meat
The nutritious properties of milk hay,
u been greatly under estimated. Steak h
d estimated as dear at 20 cts. per pound a
d milk at Ii cts. per quart. Milk ought t
h be much more generally used Its US
It would be Of advantage both to our health
y and our pockets Itwould be much cheap
o er than meat, at the present prices, eve
at u cts, per quart, Cheese factories hav
been of infinite advantage in spreading il
;. formation. BY them dairy convention
! have been created, which have greatly il
creased the knowledge Of the people. l
New York and Canada dairy meetings Al
now crowded with men Of great INTEL
re gence and information. No portion {
d farm work mas shown such rapid improv,
,e meut as the dairy. If Vermont desires I
70 keep up with other states it must do
Il other states are doing in this department
and its abIest sons must scientifically e,
anime the methods by which dairy farm
{ ing may be improved. We live in an az
81 of immense competitive industry. It
IS not strange that old landmarks are beir
ut removed. One cause of this is the misd
W rection Of agriculture in its use Of difiere
Us climates and SOILS So Vermont cam
compete successfully with western stat
Is in growing grains. The western farm
IT can put his surplus grain into our marke
at price which will oblige US to sell at
. meagre price. Other states have not so
that will allow them TO compete with We
- monters in the dairy. This IS a special
he in which Vermont could engage most su
cessfully. The characteristics of a go
dairy country are undulating pastures
=. led with good springs, a soil capable of
IL tanning moisture, with low temperatures
IL mild climate and a sweet and nutritio
e? heritage. In this country, the best porti
ce for dairy farming lies between the 40
he and 45th parallels, and extends from t
US Atlantic to the Mississippi, and possit
nd to the Pacific
IL No special department of agriculture
a. fords so many different kinds of produc
The dairy department allows the farmer
ny sell milk, cheese. cattle. and beef, as W
Ell as to breed animals.
Sc We cannot compete with the West
by grains, or with Australia in sheep. A
ou tective tariff cannot be relied upon to
Id sist the wool producers of New Englal
w. Statistics show that dairy products hs
inc remained at about the sane market pri
. while other products have varied, often
:, ing depressed, and that the dairy mar
VA is not oyerstocked. The amount of p
lu- ducts in this department has not var
10 much from year to year, but by care
ian improvement of our farms they might
increased. Experience shows that il
thickly populated country, consumpt
increases more rapidly than product
1y- The amount of butter produced in
81 country has nearly doubled in the last
hat years and yet prices have advanced.
ldy demand for it has increased more RAPID
The There are no such butter eaters in
w world as Americans. We are beginn
- to adopt the taste of the English in reg
~ to cheese. The production of cheese
America during the past ten years has
JUL most trebled.
The LARGE dairy interest must ALWAYS
ath ,,olo.-od Il, III, for tho o;t