Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-11-03
Vermont Dairymen's Association


At business meeting of this society
held in the State House, Wednesday, the
following board of officers for the year
ensuing was elected:
President-E. d. Mason, Richmond.
Vice-President-M Middleton Goldsmith,
M. D., Rutland; n. B. Stafford, Hartford
@. w. Brownell, Williston.
Secretary and Treasurer-O. 5. Bliss,
Georgia.
Trustees-Henry Lane, Cornwall; A
B. Armstrong, Dorset; Franklin Fair
banks, ST. Johnsbury; L. Barnurn, Mil
ton; E. S. Freeman, Guildhall; g. >
McAllister, Enosburgh; A. R. Manning,
Alburgh; E. P Mudgett, Cambridge; G..
+. Darling, Derby; S. B. Carpenter, Ran
dolph; A. d. Smith, Dandy; A. K. War
rem. Berlin; G. Horace Hubbard, Spring
field; Peleg Winslow, Putney.
Honorable Samuel Campbell of New
York Mills, New York; A. III. WinSlow'
Esq, of Putney, and Hon. Thomas G-
Alvord of Syracuse, n. Y, were elected
honorary mem bers, and Richard Good
man, Esq, of Lennox, Mass, correspond
ing member of the association.
ADDRESS OF HON. X. A. WILLARD.
A large audience gathered at the Rep
resentatives Hall, Wednesday evening, TO
listen to the annual address to the dairy
men of Vermont.
Hon. E d. Mason of Richmond, pre-
sided, and introduced Mr.. Willard as the
dairy editor of the Rural Neao Yorker
! Mr. Willard opened bis address by re-
marking that he had no splendid theories
to advance, but would speak upon a SIM
pie subject of the greatest practical impor-
! - H. P0oPiS Of VI riiO"e. '" hen
abroad he had looked upon no place of
greater interest than RunDymede, where
| the great charter of our liberties was OBJ
tanned from King John by the sturdy
barous, who secured there the foundation
of all the civil and religious Liberties
which we all enjoy. HOY little did they
think what immense results were 10 fol
| low from their action Few of those who
| have laid the corner stones of great works
have known the results that follow. So
| Jesse Williams did not imagine that such
immense results would follow hi- labors.
| but there are now from a thousand TO five
hundred cheese factories in the State Of
New York alone. And so the great prob
lem of an economical supply of food be-
gins to be solved. Few realize how much
the supply of food has TO do with the
preservation of order and good morals.
But the population is rapidly increasing
in the country. Soon we shall be unable
to prod uce a sufficient quantity of meats.
Animal food must be obtained from the
dairy. He illustrated the advantage of
food obtained from the dairy by showing
that cow will produce through the dairy
many times as much nutritious food as a
steer used for meat.
a good steer will weigh 1900 lbs. at
years of age, and will give when butch
cred, l 600 lbs. IF meat; 3 steers equal to
twelve years, will give 5000 lbs. A COW
for twelve years, deducting the FIRST two
years, will produce 1000 lbs. Of cheese
In nutrition a pound of cheese is equal to
two of meat, so that the produce OF cow
for - years Is $500 lbs. of food, while
that of steer il 5000 lbs. The difference,
of bone and cooking should be charged
against the meat.
The nutritious properties of milk have |
been greatly underestimate. Steak be /
estimated as dear at 20 cents per pound ~
milk at IA cents per quart. Milk ought |
to be much mO-e generally used. It, use
would be of advantage beth TO our health- /
and our pockets. 1t would be much /
cheaper than meat, at the present prices, |
even at II cents per quart. Cheese fac
tories have been of infinite advantage 10
spreading information. By them dairy
conventions have been created, which
have greatly increased the knowledge of
I
dairy meetings are now crowded With
men of great intelligence and information
No portion of farm work has shown such
rapid improvement as the dairy. If Yer
mont desires to keep up with other st4te-
it must do as other states are doing In
this department, and it's ablest sons must
scientifically examine the methods by
which dairy farming may be improved
We live in an age of immense competitive
industry. 1t is not strange that old land
marks are being removed. Oue cause OF
this is the misdirection OF agriculture in
its use of different climates aud soils. So
Vermont can compete successfully with
Western states in growing grains The
western farmer can put his surplus grain
into our markets at price which will
Oblige Us to sell at a meagre price. Other
States have not soils that viii allow them
to compete with Vermonters in the dairy
This Is a speciality in which Vermont
could engage most successfully. The
characteristics of good dairy country
are undulating pastures filled with good
springs, a soil capable of retaining moist
ure, with low temperatures. mild eli
mate, and a sweet and nutritious heritage
In this country, the best portion for dairy
farming lies between the 4OJh and 45tb
parallels, and extends from the Atlantic
to the Mississippi, and possibly 10 the Pa
cific
Nospecial department Of agriculture IT.
fords so many different kinds Of products
The dairy department allows the farmer
to sell milk, cheese, cattle, and beef a.
well as breed animals.
We cannot compete with the West in
grains, or with Australia in sheep 4
protective tariff cannot be relied on 10 as
sist the wool producers of New England
Statistics shov that dairy products have
remained al about the same market price,
while other products varied, often being
depressed, and that the dairy market j.
not overstocked. The amount of pro-
ducts in this department has not varied |
much from year to year, but by careful
Improvement of our farms they might be /
increased. Experience shows that in a /
thickly populated country, consumption |
increases more rapidly than production
The amount of butter produced in this |
country has nearly doubled in the last
ten years and yet prices have advanced |
The demand for it has increased more
rapidly. There are no such butter eaters
in the world as Americans We are be
ginning to adopt the taste of the English
in regard to cheese. The production OF
cheese in America during the past ten
years has almost trebled.
A large dairy interest must always be
employed in producing milk for the
cities. Our great problem is to properly
equalize the productions of milk, butter
and cheese. The business in condensed /
milk is in its infancy, but it is rapidly /
increasing and Is destinad 70 he x,.r,, -.