Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-11-02
Vermont Dairymen's Association.

At a business meeting of this Society held in
the State House, yesterday, the i1llJwing Board
Of Officers for the year ensuing were elected
Prcsdent-E. D. Mason, Richmond.
Vice Presidents Middleton Goldsmith, NJ D.,
Rutland y b Stafford Hartford; c. W Brown
ell, Williston.
Secretary and Ircasurer-O. ). Bli,s, Georgia
Trustees Henry Lane, Cornwall; A. b. Arm-
strong, Dorset Franklin Fairbanks, St. Johns
bury; T.. Barnum, Miltoni T.. $ Freeman, Guild
hall, c. S McAlister, Enosburgh A r. Man
ming Alburgh E. p, Mudgett Cambridge G.
+. Darling, Derby $ b. Carpenter, Randolph
A. D. Smith, Dandy A. X. Warren, Berlin
c. Horace Hubbard, Springfield Peeg Winsow,
Putney.
The following honorary memher, we're elected
Honorable Samuel Campbell Of New York
Mills. New York A. NJ. Wnslow, Esq Of
Putney, and Hon, Ihomas G. Alyord of syra-
cuse, n. y, were elected honorary members and
Richard Goodman, Esl. Of Lennox, Mass cores
ponding member Of tie association.
ryEyfNo.
In the evening Hon X. A Willard, Of Utica,
y. Y addressed the association, and a large as
sembage of ladies and gentlemen, in the Hall Of
the House OF Representative. He informed his
auditors at the outset that what he had to say
must be plain practical talk about speciality
and proceeded to give brief h'stlry Of the origin
of the associated dairy system and It's advantages
1t produces food cheaply which is a consdera.
ton Of the FIRST Importance in q densely populated
country. The abundance and chcapness Of food
has much to do with Tie wonderful deyeopement
of mind in the American people The scarcity
and expense of meat is already Placing it be-
yond the reach Of many poor people. We must
look to the dairy Cor the cheaper substitute. Mr.
Willard illustrated this by statistical comparI-
son of expense in producing bullock Tor the
shambles, and his equivalent in dairy products
One pound Of beef is equal in nutriment to
two pounds Of cheese. The nutritye value Of
milk, says DR.. Virgins, is not sufficiently ap-
preciated
Round steak at 20 cents per pound is as dear
as milk at 10 cents per quart Mikat 10 oreyen
l2 cents per quart is tho cheapest animal food
I that can be used
The factory system is educating large class Of
I farmers. The Conventions Of the American Dali
rymcn' s Association annually I'LL the largest hall
/ in Utica In no branch of hushandry will you
find so much intelligence as assembled IN thOse
/ Conventions.
The tide Of emigration westward and the de-
crease of population in the North Atlantic States
was noted One cause was the misdirectlon OF
/ land 10 the kind Of farming 70 which nature has
adapted IT, The speaker elaborated this show
ing the necessity of adaptation. IL you grow
grain it must be with reference to its uses, Upon
this northern belt OF dairy land there * no prod
uet that will affJrd 80 great profit as the dairy
The milk producer enters the markets OF the
world with less competition than any other pro-
ducer. The milk producer can to a certain ex-
tent lecome a stock breeder, and the httenmg OF
swine is also one Of the Rdiuncts Of the dairy
Our inability to compete with other sections
in producing wool or lat cattle, was alluded TO-
The uniformity Of tho demand and price ol
dairy products was mentioned. Statistics show
that production does not keep pace with c1nsump,
ton. and the difference is growing wider ana
wider every year There are loud complaints IN
the towns and cities about the difficulty OF pro-
curing good butter and the enormous expense.
| There are no such butter eaters m the world as
I the Americans, and the waste is enormous. The
increasing demand taxes the dairies 70 their W
most capacity LID
The CONSUMPTION Of cheese 10 on the Increase
The condensing Of milk at Elgin, ILL.,, was briefly
alluded 10 and the modGs oprdHdi explained.
The speaker then proceeded to point ont many
of the important practical rules 70 be observed To
produce the best articles OF butter and cheese
and his familiarity with the subject rendered hi-
remarks both valuable and interesting especially
10 those who produce, as well as those who con-
sumo dairy products. A.,
Many OF the details (tlr they must alwas pc
the same 80 long rs making good butter ana
cheese belong practically 10 the exlct soienees
were published in our report Of Nr. Willard
address at ST. Ahns last winter, nnd We must
| forego repetition at this time, although saeh
truths are Of sufficient Importance to be olten re-
peated, to,
: AT the conclusion, a vote OF thanks was leh
dered the speaker by the association, ioF MS ap''
address. Id |..t.H HI