Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-01-29

Mr. Bliss said, from his observation of the
markets, he had found that what is called
"Ornnge county butter,n which brings fancy
prices in market, cannot he produced in
Vermont. We can only make a standard
article that has the Keeping qualities, which
the Orange county butter has not. II Is best
that Vermont farmers should apply them
selves to the manufacture Of good. standard
article.
Among the dairy implements present were
"Smith's Patent Conducting Pipe Milk Cool
cr aud Pam" patented by Russell Smith, OF
Richford, VT "Tho Arctic Milk Cooler
patented 10y H. Cowdery, of st. Johnsbury
VT; "Cowles' Patent Milk Pan and Cooler"
manufactured 10y James llckie, Of Marsh
field, VT; 1.-The Compartment Milk Pam"
patented by w. o. Campbell, of Richford,
VI. the "Chalenge Milk Pan and Cream
Cooler,n patented by j. NJ. Jackman, OF
Barre, VT. "Whipple's Rectangular Churn,"
"Bailcy's Barrel Churn," and Billiards. Os-
| cillating Churn."
| The Sprngue premium of one Of the Howe
standard scales was awarded to the specimen
of butter made by Hon. Alney Stone. of
Westford, which was made by tho following
process. ...
| The butter was made October ~, 1874,
from dairy of twenty cows, native and
| grade Devon, the feed was grass in the pas
turc, the milk was set in Jewett pans and
churned in the Blanchard cl,urn, the butter
was sailed one ounce 10 the pound, worked
| by hand after standing over night. The but
ter was not washed and was uncolored.
This sample slightly excellcd in flavor, in
the opinion of the committee, the samples
presented by Geo w. Lawson, of Barre, and
| ID. g. Brown, Of Montpelier, both these sam
pies being so nearly equal to the successful
one that the committee had hard work to de-
eide between them.
Mr.. o. NJ. Tnkham said he would take
the responsibility, in behalf of Col. Sprague,
to offer premium of another double beam,
double platform scale for the best sample
of 25 lbs. of butter and 20 lbs of cheese pre-
sented for the premium next year.
Mr.. J. Il. Ellsworth, of Barre. Mass, Of
fered q premium of u Billiards. Oscillating
Churn for the hest 25 lbs. of butter, with the
method Of its manufacture.
Mr.. Curtis, of Wisconsin, offered No.
"Whipplc's Rectangular Churn" for tho best
10 lbs. of butter exhibited for premium.
Mr.. llawley, oI Syracuse, n. Y, said he
would present 10 barrels of the best factory
filled salt to the association to be offered us
II prize for the best butter.
So many prizes being offered it was voted
that the various prizes be placed in the hands
of the executive committee of the association
to he awarded us premiums for the better
samples of butter exhibited, and all the dai.
rymen of Vermont were invited to compete
for the prizes.
The committee on dairy implements, in
stating their preference, desired to call ut
tcnlion to the limited time afforded them o.
making the most critical examination.
They name the first three in the following
order:
lst Smiths Patent Conducting Pipe Pan
81 Spunkv LamOille, by A. X. Bailey.
81. Washington County, by Cecil Graves
& Co., and on churn
LIST. Billiards. Oscillating Churn, by j. T
Ellsworth
ID. Whipplc's Rectangular Churn.
81. Barrel Churn, by A. Il. Bailey.
The COMMITTEES would call attention to thu
cream cooler exhibited by j. NJ. Jackman
rs possessing merit.
Friday afternoon the association adjourn
ed
We shall probably give some of the paper
and discussions hereafter. Our report is
condensed from the full and exceptionally
excellent report of the Free Press, which ex
hibitcd commendable enterprise in reporting
the meeting.