Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-07-04
CHEESE, MILK, HORSES, FRUIT,
BUTTER AND HONEY.

That our Vermont is an American Paes.
tine,--a land flowing with milk and honey,
and yielding an abundance Of delicious
fruits,--is not difficult for one to believe who
has, at this season Of the year, just made a
weeks journey from side to side, and almost
from end to end, of our small commonwealth
Returning from such trip, our mind full Of
what we have soon and heard, it is hard to
know where to begin, or what, out of all this
abundance, to set down in print, that our
readers may have some participation in the
pleasures of their servant.
1t is not often that farmer can take a
weeks holiday, and still less often an editor.
When enc is endeavoring to combine both
occupations effectually, the days of leisure
must be few indeed, and it is only when bus
mess can be combined with recreation that
the latter can be made to feel lawful. But
in our little journey no more of business has
been mingled than has served to heighten
enjoyment, by afording justification and OPP
portunity for seeing and hearing.
Leaving St. Johnsbury Wednesday even.
ing, we spent most Of Thursday in visiting
the
Pioneer Cheese Factory,
of Vermont, in the town Of Richmond. This
factory was established by Hon. Edwin D.
Mason, in 1857, and has been 10 constant nd
profitable operation ever since. 1t was moi
only the first factory in this state but the
second in the United States. 1t has used
the milk of about $50 cows each year and
two kinds or styles of cheese are made, one
of fifty pounds and one of ten pounds, the
latter known in the city markets Gs Young
America" Mr.. Mason has for the last ter
or twelve years made his cheese for the same
customers and has been thereby able to real
ize something above the general market price
for fancy factory cheese. Mr.. Mason is wide
ly known as a dairyman, having been til,
President Of the Vermont Dairymen's Asso
citation from its establishment. He is not on
Iva cheesemaker himself, but of checsemak
ing ancestry, and many of the older citizens
of New England remember well the story O
the mammoth cheese taken by his grandfather
the Rev. John LELAND, as present to ThOs
Jefferson, on his election to the Presidential
Office in Nov. 1901. This cheese weighed
l440 pounds, and with two small ones
weighing in all 1900 pounds, was the produc
of one days milk from the diaries of thu
town of Cheshire, Mass. All the votes o
Cheshire except one were thrown for Mr.
Jefferson. Mr.. Leland, who was a Baptis
minister, and had lived in Virginia as neigh
bsr to Mr.. Jefferson for IA years, went on anG
presented it to his old friend The following
is a copy of the letter of thanks returned t.
the committee Of citizens through Mr.. lie
land, by Mr. Jefferson.
To Merrsrs Daniel Brown Herrek Mason Jsns,har
Richardson John Waterman d John Wells Jr,, com
mittee Of the town Of Cheshire in Massachusetts,.
Gentlemen - concur with you In the sentiments express
ed in your kind address beh If Of the nhabtans Of the
town Of Cheshire that the constitution OF the United
Is cha ter of hOriu and duties, q CHI
10 s officer and that among its most prec pr vision
are he right Of sufrIg tn prohibition Of religious tcs
and ia means II p Sab m;ndment Nothing enrure
the duration OF tnis fair fabric of govcrnme efec ua
the due sense mt tuned by the bJdy 4 citizen
the value Of thss p cples an III If to pursue them
receive with parti,u pl azure tue test moay 4 good
viii with which you. cz nave be pl lsed to car.
you for m presen an extraV binary p, u III XII
with viii h thee IN st c art whi- utribut mue
to our daily eomiolt re seed b. hem, and psr cu
b. th.t portion Of EN- iutsr sLg TO affect.
me car aud he h PIP Of mau.
10 myseI I'M marx OF stttnl iiuH iIetlors men, EN-
ployed peisoufly in the US fl lab Of e. p Gull
graf jul Having no wish bu pr IL the. iru
Of thi la9our theT sen If this tatl g. my hi-hy
Ipriy you gent men max M hluss .or tn r ~ ,
&C opt bic I, then and to beasu yursulyc Iy hi b
speCt TEEN IN JLFFER o .
ia. So
We are gao to record no falling of CO..
the part OF Mr.. Mason from his ancestral
faith in the principles of American liberty,
as laid down by Mr.. jeff rsJn He is to-day
as his fathers were Of Old, Il true Democrat
one who believes in the right OF every cit zen
to life, liberty and the pursuit Of happl.
ness" aud in government of the pocple
by the people, for the people, 1t is almost
needless to add that he is warmly in favor
of the cooperative movement among farmers
to secure their rights as citizens against all
monopoics, as we'll as a supporter of intelli.
gent and improving husbandry and the pro.
gress of Vermont through an energetic ap.
plication Of home capital aud home industry
to the development of her immense resources
as manufacturing and mining no less than
as an agricultural state--in fact he is live
Vermonter. Among such men, we are proud
to say, the VERMONT FARMER has found that
i rm support which is fast making it an in-
stitution that will enable it, we trust to rem.
der aid as important as it certainly will be
hearty toward the desired progress of our
beloved commonwealth.
Mr.. Mason's farm lies beautifully in the
valley Of the Winooski river, part iutervale
and part upland. Both meadow and pas
ture are in high condition, the latter with.
out division fences, thoroughly free from
weeds, rocks and brush, kept up to the high
est point by tOp-dressing, and improving ev.
cry year. His stock is mostly native, with
a little sprinkiug of Ayrshire blood, and he
believes that the coming race of Vermont
cows, though they may and will be improved
by the foreign importations, will be substan.
TALLY based upon the native, which needs
only selection and careful breeding for few
generations to make it equal to any in the
world for dairy purposes Mr.. Mason grows
the Lane sugar'beet as his root crop, and re-
garding roots as indispensable, gives his pref.
erence to this as much the best for the dai.
ryman.
Leaving Richmond on the evening train, q
L IL a IL .