The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-29

ana tne almost lnlpHssdDle Stutc vi thO ioou9,
the meeting of the afternoon was omitted, d,
and the first session was held Mt the Town ,
Hall in the evening.
The meeting was opened by a few re-
marks by Prof Collier, the secretary of
the board, upon the objects of these meet
incs of the board A call upon tho meet
ing for a chairman was responded to by
the election of II. Whitmore, esq, of
Springfield to preside.
The first paper of he session was then
read by G. s. Fasset, esq, of Enosburgh,
a member of the board, upon the
BUTTER DAIRY.
Too much time would be consumed If
we should consider this subject in an eX-
ba,,stlyc manner, only some of the more
prominent points will be touched. Such
suggestions as are practical in all parts of
the state will be put forward, no fairy pic
ture will be presented. A great majority
of the dairymen of Vermont have not adj
yanced near enough TO perfection in the
quantity or quality of the products as to
be at all satisfied with the results. What
stands in the way of success ? How may |
we improve the means now at hand and |
add to our facilities? are questions will
ask YOU to consider with me at this time, |
and the general discussion Of these ques-
lions will, it is hoped, throw light upon
| this subject IN which SO many of Us are
practically interested. If one can only get
the brain power enlisted, the work is half
accomplished. The greatest obstacle III the
way of advancement is prejudice against
| improvements. The careful, scientific
| farmer presses science into his service, the
mass are rrpiudced against it as imprac-
| teal. Really what is most scientific is
most practical. The time is coming when
the dairyman will conduct his work as the
chemist does work in the laboratory, in
stead of in the present haphazard way, to
ensure this there is no need of every ones
becoming practical chemist, but the work
| will be conducted with more careful refer
cnce to the end to be accomplished.
1t is no wonder that there is prejudice
against patent rights, but, we must remem-
Der that We are indebted to the thought and
labor of inventors, for some of the most
useful utensils we use. There il much
clamor against the dealers, IL ii not our
fault that they do not always give us the
maximum price for our butte! Arc we as
good Judges as they whether they are to
lose money on what they buy?
There is also, prejudice against special
breeding cows for the dairy. That there
has been no cause for prejudice is more
than is claimed, but we. should investigate
and reject the worthless and hold fast TO
that which is good. All are aware the
dairy docs not pay too well. Large ones
pay Better than small, but this has crowded
out too many of our sons to leave the state
Some districts are nearly depopulated OF
what were, formerly, excellent neighbors,
| o,d n oIooo nf locs Desirable fprpipnprc have
, taken their places, who are only DESTROYS
to get rich at the expense of every interest,
: social, moral and religious. To make the
G dairy pay, our lands have been too much
q run over and impoverished. Occasionally
= | a dairyman is finding out that three acres,
carefully husbanded, is more profitable
n than eight or ten left to itself Mr.. Obed
Whipple of Pomfret, VT, on sixty-two
o acres of land, of average Vermont fertlli
-. ty, is keeping twenty cows, high grades
and pure Jerseys, pair of horses, aud II
: winter some young stock, and yearly sells
j | more than 5000 pounds of butter at so cts
!. per pound, amounting in the aggregate
to over ST., 1000 annually. This fact shonlt
cate and learn how Il a one. US While, Per
Il haps. all cannot accomplish quite as much
nearly all can approximate to nearly n
good results. But before this can be don,
e we must have a more intelligent apprecia
p ton of the principles involved, and thei
d application
" This is one of the works the board of az
L riculture is laboring to do Now if TN
n present meeting will tell us what they know
v in exchange for what information we brin:
, them good work will be accomplished
and we can carry so much more informa
ton to the next meeting. The first thin
ID that must be done is to be more careful I
ID breed and select better cows than we hav
DONE None of our past work has bee
- done with so little care as this G0Od COW
a are as essential for good dairy as goo
IN foundation for heavy tower or a susper
q sion bridge. This fault has not been S
much the want of knowledge of the fact
as the want of careful, comparative tria
G. of the cows we have kept. Some COW
IF that may be worth an hundred dollars 70
r. the cheese dairy, are worth little for tn
/, butter dairy. Some COWS that have bee
10 considered best, when tried by themselve:
De have proved worthless. In contrast to on
he of these COW of Mr.. Whipples gave 20
IN pounds of butter in six months, and Owe
400 pounds in the year. This COW woul
10 yield net profit of over an hundred do
en- lars, while some poor ones would make
" we calculate the immense difference in IL
r. value of The progeny bred from these COW
nd the result in the future will be an immen.
he difference. All these things show that W
- may labor early and late, but with poo
oa cows we can accomplish little.
~ Do the best we can to secure good Gov
Too much Int moor ones ALWAYS do. at an
''e nricr We cannot all have full bloods. b,
he bv crossing with thoroughbred stock o,
lat native cows I believe blood will tell AZ
,r. we can secure rood results.
TO select the best out of our prcse
10 herds GLASS tubes. that cost hut it'll
be should he used TO make these tests CO
he rect we should supply the COW with 81