Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-02-01
agricultural.
Vermont Dairymen's Association.
SECOND ANNUAL MEETING

meeting of the Vermont Dairymeni
Association was holden at Burlington weeL
before last The Association continued il
session three days. Quite a number Of in
teresting papers were presented and read
and several Ofthem were of as much Interest
to the general farmer as to the dairyman
We give below extracts from the address o
the President, Mr. Mason of Richmond, al
the opening of the Association, and also a
synopsis of paper read byZ. E. Jameson OF
Irasburgh. We may hereafter give extracts
from other papers presented!
After a few preliminary remarks, Mr..
Mason said
This Association was formed to give to the
markets of the world better dairy products
and better prices to the producer Dairy
men Of Vermont, let all associate IN the
broadcast and best sense of the word, not sim
ply to control prices but to get first rate
reputation for Vermont Dairy products Let
us all strive to make the very best quality of
goods in the markets let us at this meeting
resolve that the leading interest Of our State
shall be put in better standing in the markets
of the country. There is no danger of over
kets with first class article. The supply of
good cheese and butter is far behind the de-
mand. The great cry of our city consumers
is for better class of goods, they hunger
and thirst after the good things of the dairy
In the name of the good people of this As
ISOLATION let 1t try to supply them with good
cheese and butter when they are willing to
pay prices that seem fabulous in comparison
with the prices that we have been obtaining
Twenty-Five cents per pound for cheese and
seventy-fve cents or one dollar a pound for
butter are prices that sound strange to most
of the members of this association, and vet
there are dairymen that obtain the above
prices for all they can make, and I venture
to say that 1t cos s them no more to produce
pound OF butter or cheese than it does the
darrymen in Vermont. 1t does seem that
there IS something wrong about the manu-
featuring of butter and cheese in this com
munty.
Condensed milk has not vet been consid-
cred one OF the common products of our
carries or factories; when 1t shall become
snch one OF the commonest objections to our
factory system will be obviated, which is.
that they do not use the milk for cheese max.
ing, either at the beginning or towards the
close of the milking season. If our factories
would learn the method, acquire the right.
and obtain the necessary apparatus for CON
densIng milk, and adopt the practice earlier
or later than cheese making would be nroft-
able, 1t would probably prove remunerative
to the factories and great convenience TO
patrons. Butter factories in connection with
cheese factories, | have no doubt would be
one OF the most profitable arrangements to
manufacture the milk of town or neighbor-
hood.
What rich reward would the 6airvmen
OF Vermont If thau
prices just named for their dairy products
and can see nothing to prevent them if thew
will avail themselves of the means that are
at hand. There is no secret about the man
utacturing of this high priced butter and
cheese. Every dairyman that makes these
fancy goods Is willing and anxious to give
ms method OF manufacturing to any one that
VIII take the time to inquire, which is in
short the right temperature, great care and
perfect neatness IN all the operations
Mr.. JANEsos's PAPER.
Mr.. Jameson first spoke in brief of tn,
necessity OF commencing pasture properly
not by burning off the wood then spoke q
the advantages OF draining in many places
oil terracing on hIll-sldes, and Of manurine
described the proper method of recIaimine
bushy pasture. A weedy pasture should bt
Plowed, sowed to rye and then planted agai,
to grass II sheep lie on NOISY pasture, th
grass will gradually get the moss ont
Thistles should be moved in August Stone
IN pasture less objectionable tho,
weeds, but they ought to be removed
Logs, especially of the more iudestrnct
lble kinds, should be removed.
The kinds of grass sown are timotbr rol
top orchsrd grass and June grass, but Their
are many Kinds OF wild grasses white Glove
is very valuable; propagates itself bette
than timothy; orchard grass starts early
and II closely erased grows till quite late
Sow plenty of seed if used, that the turf ma,
not be uneven. Red top should be alwav
one chosen for pasture. June grass seem
to be natural IN many Vermont pastures.
l ind IN New Hampshire farmers VII
value rye-grass OF quaek-grass as Welding
hay especially valuable for working oxen
but 1t rs too hardy, in my opinion.
In sowing seed, no role can be given for al
land Grass will not come in itself: if lack
ing cow the seed, and roll it if necessary
here piowlng is advisable it is NOT alwa
advisable to crop the land In northeT,
Vermont, potatoes are raised, paving a GOO
profit, grain next year with some gTas.
wheat best, rye, oats or buck-vheat an
next yesr grass alone. Some plow nm m
richest place to reduce its fertility,-a ba
practice. The especial design sbonld he .
get good turf
Mr.. jameson then spoke of the advantage
OF mixing animals in pasture, or putin
> different kinds on in turn. Sheep are n
best to pasture with, from their habit I