Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-14

ed iflarger, more docile, more productive,
more hardy and better cattle for beef could be
found. They have superior digestive capac-
ity and an ability to take on flesh. lie gave
the record of some years old heifers giving
an average of % pounds per day in Decem-
Der, fed on hay, provender, turnips and salt.
This milk was very rich in cream.
Mr.. Il. X. Towle, Of Franklin, offered and
the Association unanimously adopted, series
of resolutions returning thanks to the gentle
men from abroad who assisted at the meeting,
and to the delegations from kindred societies.
also to the press of the State, to the propri-
etor Of the Weldon House, and to the rail-
roads for courtesies received.
Mr.. Henry M. Winslow, Of Putney, not
cd breeder Of Shorthorns was called out to
state the results of his experience and, obser-
vations. He said the highest result they had
ever attained was is pounds of butter per
COW per week. In his vicinity the stock was
quite generally graded, and Col. S. NJ. Waite,
Of Brattleboro has COWS from which he is now
making Is pounds Of butter week, which
he markets in New York for so cents a
pound. He found universal testimony in ia
vor of grade Shorthorns. He believed the
/" Princess family the best he knew of a..
mong the Shorthorns.
Friday Afternoon.
Mr.. Harris Lewis was called up, and spoke
on the general subject of dairyiug. He said
there was not we'll established breed Of
COWS in this country that we can do without
but whoever put Durhams on side hill was
cutting his boys with post-hole auger I; and
he who does not have them if he has smoother
and lower land, is making the same mistake.
He thought that the fuugous growths in
butter we're attributable to want of care in
keeping and in cheese, to want of care in
curing. All the other trouble with butter
and cheese is due to putrefactive taints in
the milk. To show the effec, of these taints
he told a story of man in Frankfort, near
his place, who kept cheese store, and who
at one time was so unfortunate as to have a
cheese OF which nobody wanted a second
piece. Mr.. Lewis was called in to see it,
and like cheese buyers he mashed some be.
tween his thumb and finger. Laughter He
smelt ofit-and having been in the habit Of
al n,,th .tah ha
manure shetland it smelt exactly like COW
manure. Laughter. He tasted it--he had
not been in the habit Of eating COW manure
Laughter. but it tasted exactly as he
thought COW manure would He inquired
who made it, and on being told, started tC
go out But they stopped him and insisted
on his opinion as to the trouble with the
cheese and finally he reluctantly said that il
was his candid opinion that Mr.. - did moi
put milk enough with his manure to maxi
good cheese. Great laughter
Mr.. Crosby, of St. Adams, brought up tn,
subject of insulating watts to prevent the eff
fects of electricity and stated that putting
bits Of glass under the legs of the cooler
would have that effect.
Mr.. Lewis speaking about salt, advocated
home productions, especially WHEN we hav,
mountains Of it, that is just as good as cal
be imported. lie said that often low grad
of salt was packed in bags marked Ashton
and he had found that the safest way was Il
rely on the reliable factory filled salt o
the Onondaga company, as it was equal t,
the best Ashton, and not counterieited.
In conclusion he said he had agreed t.
talk to them hereafter through the New Yorl
Times, and If he said anything they did no
like, they might lay it to Prot. Cotton, tn
agricultural editor. daughter
Mr. c. S. McAuister said he first earne
about this salt at the Dairymen's meetin
three years ago. He was so favoraby i'm
, pressed, that he Immediately ordered som
from Gardner b. Weeks, aud on trial the
found it very superior salt. He liked it 5
well that the next year he ordered 80 barrel
for himself and neighbOrs 1t was observe
at the depot at St. Adams, aud a dealer in
mediately ordered and sold over three cal
loads of it. 1t is now in general use in hi
neighborhood and affords great satisfaction.
w, II, McAllister confirmed all this an
expressed his high approval of this salt.
After considerable pleasantly betwee
, Prof Cotton, Mr.. Lewis and Mr.. Gold, i
: which many jokes were cracked and infniI
merrment produced, the Association adjourn
ed without day at quarter past three p. M
havinghad a very large attendance through
out and listened to papers and discussion
= which can not fail to prove of interest and il
calculable value to thousands of farmers VII
were not there. Every intelligent dairyma
should now become member of the Associi
ton so as to become entitled to its forthcon
. ing volume OF transaction. We wish her
to acknowledge our Indebtedness to Go
Clarke of the st. Adams Messenger for cou
teous attentions, and also to credit him wit
the report Of the greater part of this la,
days proceedings, We being obliged to leay
: on the noon train, some hours before adjourn
ment.