The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-11-04
vernon Dairvmcn', Association
PRIZES fOR DAIRY PRODUCTS

vernon Dair,mcn's Associations.
PRIZES YoR DAIRY PRODUCTS
SIessrs Porter Blanchard's Sons. of
Concord. n, II offer one of their cello.
bratcd Blanchard Churns as premium
tor the best twenty five pounds Of butter
exhibited at the winter meeting. in Jan
uary 1874. Persons competing for the
prize must be members of the Association,
and the butter must be OF their own pro-
duction. They will be required to fur
nsh au entry paper stating that such is
the case, that the butter is entered in
competition for the Blanchard prize, that
it was made at stated time from the
milk of stated number Of COWS, naming
the breed, the manner Of keeping and
feeding them. the manner in which the
milk was set and the time during which
the cream was rising, the condition, tenn
perature aud age of the cream when put
into the churn, the coloring matter used,
the time required to bring the butter, the
manner of working, packing, &c, the
amount and kind Of salt used, and any
other facts bearing upon the case that
may be necessary for another person to
know in order to produce a like article
under same conditions.
Mr. John 7. Ellsworth of Barre, Mass,
offers one of Billiards. Patent Oscilating
cburns, the retail price Of which is S35,
for the best twenty-five pounds of win.
ter butter on the same conditions as the
above, with the additional proviso that
the butter which wins the prize shall be
his when the prize IS paid. Entries must
state that the butter is offered in compc.
tiion for the Ellsworth. Billiard prize, aud
be accompanied by fill statement as in
the case OF the Blanchard prize, and the
committee will be instructed not to award
prize unless the conditions are complied
with.
G. Horace Hubbard of Springfield, of.
fcrs prize Of ten dollars for the best fac.
tory cheese Of not less than forty pounds
to be made by member of the Associa.
tion aud presented at the winter meeting
accompanied by a statement iD writing
bard prize, the plumber, breed, feed and
management Of the cows, the kind of ap.
paratus used the setting, treatment, tenn
peraturc, and management Of the milk
and curds, whether or not the night,
milk was skinned, the coloring matter
used. it any the process OF curing, tn,
quantity OF milk required for pound o.
cheese and any other details that may b,
necessary to an understanding Of thu
} whole process Of manufacture. The chees,
that wins the prize is to become the prop
crty Of Mr.. Hubbard when the prize i
paid.
BURGLARY AT PoRT HESKY.-The of
/ fee of the Cheever Ore Bed Company
located al their mines about mile and
t half north Of Port Henry village, wa
eutered by burglars, last Friday morning
and robbed OF u large amount Of funds
: The Office is located in tho company
store, which was entered by forcing opel
r the back door. The money drawer O
the store was first opened. where som
. thirty or forty dollars we're secured, afte
, which the sale was blown open, its con
r tents carefully examined, and every dol
lar it contained pocketed and CARRIE
away. About $1,000 dollars worth 0
/ black diamonds. used for drilling, whicl
t were in the safe, we're found scattere
, about the Office, together with numerou
valuable papers, aud were all recovered
t the robbers removing only the cash w
' are unable to state the amount Of tn
loss, but are credbly informed that tn
f rascal, made one of the largest hauls c
. the season. A suspicious character wa
5 seen by an employe, who passed the offic
D about two o'clock m, and the explo
C sions were heard by persons residing nea
: the Office, but no alarm was given, an
c the burglars aud their booty were proba
bly, some distance away before the rob
5 berry was discovered next morning. n
:. clue has been obtained of the perpetra
? ors. We also learn that burglars hav
t been operating in some of the lake town
t north of Port Henry.