Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-30

fat-glObulet more or less of the skim milk
not unlike ,be skim milk below the cream.
layers In composition He should suppose
that the loss Of butter with the buttermilk
would even make -buttermilk the richer of
the TIVE, Il a EITg- sgr,rris q
MI Arnold. stated that shallow setting
Of milk gives the best results in cream, and
mOntiOaed the fsdtssct forth id DR. sturto.
wants paper % 70 the yaryiug size of the
iat-globules, as going to show that such
would be the case, therefore the less the
depth the sooner they would reach the sur
face He thought, however, that Jersey
milk might be set at considerable depth
aud give good results. This matter was dis.
cussed by Messrs. Wood, Tinkham, and 9th .
ers, for some time. ..., ID,
Mr.. Arnold; The general effect of light
on cream is To- hasten changes. A little
light alters the color Of cream favorably.
He gave many illustrations to show. its effect,
some favorable, but where light was too great,
unfavorable lie preferred the dash churu.
Mr.. Tinkham said that he had recently
seen cream stiff enough to hold up an iron
spoon placed 10 itat any angle.
Mr.. Arnold thought such cream really
too thick for any churn. q asa ,e,l
Mr.. Tnkham said such cream ,cas ehur6-
cd in Pomfret Advised soaking tubs with
boiling hot brine, As hours. Would not
use the brine twice. Preferred Factory
6lled or Ashton salt. White ash is best
for tubs spruce will slowly impart aavsr %
butter. "a.
Mr.. Arnold stated the value Of whey as
compared to that Of sour milk to be about
as l to 3. as,. ..t...-
The matter of depth was again called up
by Prof. Collier in view of the fact that
many contemplated making or already had
made changes in their arrangements for sot-
ting milk, and he asked Mr.. Arnold's opinion,
Mr.. Arnold considered that % quarts Of
milk set shallow would give as much butter
as 20 quarts set ten or eleven inches Deep
both to have the most favorable time and
temperature. ASt. Lawrence county (N.Y0
dairyman present, in reply to a question,
said they, after trying deep setting had
thrown aside the pals and returned to pans,
with increased results in butter. Several
Others gave their experience for or against,
bat the weight Of testimony seemed to favor
shallow setting.
Mr.. Cheeyer stated his method of making
the tub of prize butter on exhibition. Us
es oscillatiug churns. Churus between coo
aud Ga Jess annattoine for coloriug.
He adds this to the salt before sprinkling
on the butter, and works in this yellow salt
Uses Pennsylvania butter worker. Washes
in churn after removing the buttermilk. l
sell my skim milk at FIVE cents per quart
Throw little water on two or three times
during working, use Onondaga Factory
Filled salt. l use, to suit my customers,
one ounce, three-fourths ounce, aud one.half
ounce to the pound this sample, has one.
half ounce. have marketed at Attleboro,
Mass, for ten 10 twelve years. For six
years l have uniformly sold at IS cents. |
now sell at 60 cents. An excess l sold in
Boston for 55 and 60 cents. | now scald
the milk. Average quantity pOr COW per
year, 200 pounds. | think sometimes nv
butter is overworksd by the working neces.
sary to color it by my method.
Mr.. Wetherell asked for effect Of washing
butter.
Mr.. Arnold thinks putting pure water in
contact with butter can only iniure the fla.
yor, which is affected by washing, but wash.
ing greatly benefits the keeping quality.
Mr.. Wethorell related an incident going
to show that the washing of butter was in.
furious.
The Brandon Manufacturing Company
offer premium scales for best samples of but
ter and cheese offered at next winter meeting.
Mr.. Wetherell wished to hear from the
cheese makers
Mr.. Bliss explained his former statements,
made at Aver, in reference to the abandon.
ment Of cheese making in Franklin county.
Hon. Harris Lewis
then addressed the company, giving bis
views us to Preparation Of Grass Land"
and management Of the crop. lie said this
was the most intelligent audience he had sv.
er addressed. He had attended all the
meetings Of the association but the first, and
this was the GROWING glory of them all.
The labors of this association could not be
calculated by reference to pecuniary stand
ard. II was limitless in its bene6cence, So
cially and intellectually, as well as financial.
ly. You have two organizations IN this
state which should labor harmouiously in
their good work. | bail the advent of any
organization which shall bring men together
socially believe the oranges will be pro.
ductive Of much good. Their first efforts
may not be, but their ultimate results will
be for good, not alone to the farmers, but to
the whole people. Shall we farmers be the
cats-paws of every other corporation aud
association? They band together for com.
mon protection, and why not We? thank
you all for your cordially, and bid you all
good by,
DR.. Cole, Mr.. Wetherell, and others, OK.
pressed their high appreciation of this meet
ing. Mr.. Wetherell said farmers alone say
"What will you givef" Remember that in
union there is strength. After many earnest
words in behalf Of the great interest of ag-
riculture he closed, and the president ad.