Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-01-26
Condensed from the Rutland Herald
Vermont Dairymen's Association.
7urRp ANNUAL EEErIxG. AT RUTLAND. JASuAS1
177H AND 18TH, 1877.


We need coptact with oar fellow men to
..,;o,or or- blood and stimulate our brain. it
IL beneficial 10 men Of any occupsuon' muSh
-,ora ca If ours. 70 be brought fsce to lace
vTbsrs We can interchange opinions and expert
rrents The fundamental idea in the institution
F ass,si.tioas ike this is to better the condition
Of our class by introducing such Improvements
IN manufacturing es will secure the best returns
far the outlay Of labor and capital, ~ bf'nsins
ont ,,sners and discussions on all E2bJecH coz
nac,sd with cur calling and occupation, from
s.;ontife and practical men. Before Is IS an
;,,merse Geld that is " white ior the harVes-'
- -esdq earnest. ardent, energetic Workerf-
o. s,,oc;.tion was Organized for the purpose
n.na5 and this is the third annual meeting.
Although we have seen dark days and hnancial
s,,h.rr3s1nepts. from which we have been e1-
tricSted BY the generous all OF Cur oIs'e ayr
cultural Society, We hope in the long future -
nm a race Of usefulness 70 ourselves anu
posterity. ,.--. .1--- e., ls,rr
We do not accept fects Witnoit gool es-- u
rro,f and rsrsussion, and il too many cases,
work out our own injury through Iear OF otius
-, costly deceived This is 4 progressive ase'
sTd those Who allow themselves to fall IN iae
roar in the march Of improvement must DC
content to occupy second-rsie positions ana DC
satisfied with small pecuniary rewards.
II is somewhat surprising that, noiwlLhst-Iu-
i,y the announcements in dairy farming, 60 lltte
has heen effected towards inducing dalfy1sH 70
rerf,r7n their opsra1onG in a more systelr@'i'
rs,ner and keep a regular record sat sccouHt
oftbair dairy business generally and tpecihcs!ly-
r.. 80 ,rbo n-sclices such method, ninety-nine
1-.o- al their accounts " iu their heads, So u
;s termed and are right!uliy called guess dairy
mem. for they never know Anything, only guess
II Is 50 and 50. They don't know Wheiler 'nis'
that or the other mode OF dairyi1g pays t1e 0est'
whether they can afford to sell tlclr produce a.
8 given price or not: they cannot ten WLe'1ti ~
ia for their interest 20 continue IN tae e-i-J
business or not, nor even o. the end Oh tna sai
are thew sure whether their u.m2s slo1ii De on
the loss or profit side q the ledger having
kent no record Of their do.ugr. they are almost
wholly in the dark. They can only guess 10
ia about 60 l. il high time for I'll such 10
t,ta 80 new departure" ana commence
Thorough reform OF course keeping Slcn
records occupies gone time but how can j. 20
better spent than 10 thus obtaining better
knowledge Of our profession, eri the workings
in that special branch ia Wlich Ue may re En-
eoyed2 Brother dsirymen, thllz OF this mat
fer and set upon IT, Don't be careless sud
stubborn, and continue TO drive on 10 TIE Oh
routes, simply because your fathers have done 50
before sou but accept a cnzngc, Whe1 II ~ lcf
YOUR advantage 10 do 20, Il not Tor your owl
cake, for the good of your boys and posiefliy-
They should keen an ezsc- account OF every
thing connected with their dairy, 90 that g. the
end Of the year they can sum 1t all up anc Know
sll about il, and not have auy guess Work ABOUT
it, 90 that they tell Just wha, II costs 70 maze
: hundred pounds Of cheese and butter then ana
not until this can they tell whether % pays 10 con-
tinue dairyiDg They should also keep similar
account in al other farm operations, ana tAen
there would be an end Of the c1at-nual guessing
and thinking, snd ignorance in regard TO those
things We should kuOT shout
In contemplating the greet dairy Interests oil
our State and It's wants, questions which can
not susFer, AID reflections which cannot Keep
back. crowd upon nc Oppressed with their
weight, and the magnitude Of the task before me
] turn sloWly and sadly away, tccreri7 -amsn,ing
M own want Of ability cud sincerely resretung
that the duty before NE has lot been assigned 90
cider and better LznIs.
The President next introduced Hlnry C.-Ek Of
GutIsai, who welcomed iae Association AMI
preceded TO SPEAK upon asve-al topics Of IL
telest lie ls-l.
ADDRESS OF wzLC1-E - N2 GLAZE
Il has been my privilege to know Of The organ +
izsti1n of this association 1-l 20 Observe IT'S his
tory. Ii lll is origin in the necessities Of the
iairyuau Tor practice. Information and COMMA
sen Of nctee Of experience. To has struggled .or
AZ existence. but : noble work has it done. II Is
the fret Assccia-i0u u Vermont that he's by lis .
la5ora been Of practical benefit ia any particular .
branch Of a great industry De tho dissemination T.
of lsefu. information g. be directly Influenced D.
IT, The publication G.; its yoisue &c transactions F.
was new era 10 the history q agriculture IN the I
State. lt Afforded az opportunity 90 the pro-
Queer 90 Study the uriaciu,es eruuciatct ~ the 4
various cissyr, AT % q-odr h. the practical .
discussions reported. Tie E1rl already perform .
ei iu then Snauai asseutlzsls au1 the pubaca- .
ton % tL5is rroc5elIurE hlve s.rss-y tended o. .
elevate this rlr;ic-l-r t-au-a I'D iu11zt-T, and .
the tins WI. s5ol come when tae safe shl-l .
publish The volume o. TRANSACTIONS II t-e gene
raj information and enlightenment Of DE people .
on this important subject
There il no branch of d-.l-ll,lrs that les
made such rapid strides ls tllt relating TO the
dairy. thiuk there is none 10 which you viii
and Eilds more intel i-cr- OF more ri1e iJr i1-
yesti- c-io1 OF none who rrlf. more by ezpe-
rieucs. Th's fact is f1ls ind cl.ei By the pro-
zreas a t1is ss-c.a.i1n AID the influences that
have co-e out from il, AMI the fruits that hsvs
been gathered, IL The better production, AMI the
increased zeal OF the pr1iucsre.
Cout7a1. TIE condition -f cheese maslrr In
his country WIKI what /, YES 10 1859, when
toe factory system wss introduced, and che story
s told. in the influence The srreti C.. intelligence
nss extenici, and It's power .r the eiucstier Of
hc 3sirymer. We hst 10 FOREIGN reputation,
lui the hood CT intelligence that les gone out
among the people hiss enabled them 70 20 from
he manufacture Of inferior o. srch quality SO %
-ev1lut0n.zs the feeling u L7-ianl, s5 20 flrc-
rom them The admission th1t American cheese
g equal to tae best English Manufacture, and In
.4ci 10 arouse lively competition between the
Of the two countries &c well az
,restc large home market, wish c-ud net
lthsrwisa have been secured.
The advance Of this iuiereI. Be- slso SHOWN ia
he increased exports Of American cheese snj
,utter. The cticsi -eturus show that in 1871
he export Of cheege was 6,07s.5 800 pounds more
bsn in 1870. The game is true CT tuiter-6.-
25,5l6 pounds more being exported in 1871
han in 1870 These sre facts thsg should slim
ilsre the American producer % greater efforts.
10 on then in the wors Of enlightenment aad
deviation Of yourselves f.; encourage and sustain
his association and It's faithful sad Degseve-irg
xccutiTe officers, who organized il AMI have
TODD by i through all is struggles You &c
scted st the frs. as your presiding officer one Of
he largest producers, sui rigt, msufully hss he
shored to promote its interests, sud by 50 doing
be reputation and welfare o. the Commonwealth
cur Secretary who, from his position is the &C
i've executive officer, has lsboIei earnestly and
sithfuy in your behalf The duties deyolved
lp0u him have been vGriel and srduous, aad
tentimes be may have been discouraged. but he
As still lsborcd on TO overcome obstacles that
81 in his path. Second his eiorts, and perse-
ere in the dissemination Of useful information
mong those engaged in 8 common cause, Aud
our lsbors will ere long be appreciated, and
our association be placed in the forenos; rank
+ the agricultural Influences Of our State.
AFTERNOON.
An address on " Associated Cheese Making
as delivered by T. p. Curtis, Of the Utica
Tsrali lie said;
The first cheese factory was established in
ONE, n Y, by Jesse Williams and his two sons ,