Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-28
Vermont Dalrymen,s Assoeintlon.

/ VERMONT DA1RYMFN's ASSOCIATION.
See. Office, Georgia, June 20, 70.
At the last winter meeting of the Associa.
ton, several of its active friends made valu.
able donations to it, to be used as prizes, to
induce a large and more varied display Of
the dairy products Of the state at the meet
ing to be held January 10Th, 20th and 2lst
1876. I'The place of next meeting cannot
be fixed until the annual business meeting
in October So many aud so various were
the articles contributed, that no schedule Of
the prizes was arranged, but the whole mat
ter was left in the hands of the executive
officers of the Association, and we have ac-
eordingly arranged the following
SCHEDULE on PRIZES:
BuHer-For best tub (hfty pounds) June
butter, three barrels Onondaga factory
filed dairy salt, donated by the American
Dairy Salt Company, Of Syracuse, n. Y.
For second best, two barrels. For best tub
fall butter, two barrels. For second best,
one barrel For best tub winter butter, two
barrels. For second bet, one barrel. For
best lot prints, two barrels. For second best,
one. For most meritorious display Of but
ter, quality, statement, etc, TO be considered,
Billiards oscillating churn, donated by John
I. Ellsworth, Esq, of Barre, Mass. Prize
articles in other classes are not debarred
from competing in this.
Cleese--For best July cheese (twenty.fye
pounds, two barrels salt. For second best,
one barrel For best September cheese, two
barrels. For second best, one.
Sneepstdles- For most meritorious display
Of cheese, Cornish and Curtis rectangular
churn, donated by d. W. Curtis, ESD. See
rotary of the Wisconsin Dairymen's Associ-
alton.
RULES.
Each competitor must become member
of the association, and must furnish TO the
Secretary, with his entry, an instructive state
ment Of all the material facts in regard to
the production Of the article entered for n
prize, the objects sought being information
in regard to the manner in which the article
is produced, rather than a mere show of prod
ucts to excite the curiosity The commit
tee will be instructed to take the statements
fully into the account in making up their
awards, and in no case to award prizes unless
both the article exhibited and the accompa-
nying statements are meritorious. in case of
no competition, the committee will award A
first, second, or no prize, as in their iudg-
ment shall best serve the ends sought By the
donors.
ESSAYS.
Tie Sprague Pri,es-One of the Bran.
don Manufacturing Companys double-beam,
donble-platform scales, donated by Colonel
n. I. Sprague, Jr, will be awarded to the
lady furnishing the best essay on the manage
ment of butter dairy, accompanied by speci-
mems OF her handicraft and another TO the
lady furnishing like essay on the manage
ment OF the cheese dairy, with specimens.
Essays should be forwarded to the secretary
at least ten days before the meeting. No fee
for membership is exacted of essayists, and
they are always placed on the list Of cores
ponding members for the current year, and
receive all the benefits and privileges of other
members. Their essays, however, become the
of the association.
The exhibition Of any other articles cal.
culated to afford instruction is invited, and |
twenty bags OF Onondaga faetoy-flled |
dairy salt and several other articles, will be |
placed at the disposal of the committee, 10 he |
awarded in their discretion for such articles |
as may be deserving.
o. S. Bliss, Secretary. 1