The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-23
VERMONT DAIRYMAN's ASsOCIA-
TION.
sixth Annual Meeting.

Ine attendance upon the DalrVmei as
ISOLATION increased on THURSDAY 10 several
hundred. Among I'll" articles exhibited
were samples Of very tine butter. Mrs.
George G. Randall of Mortified. VI. rx-
hibitcd box of very excellent batter ac-
companied by the following written state
ment "This butter has no artificial color;
field, VT, from one week milk of IL COW
owned by same, the week ending January
10th, 1875. The breed of COW is half Jer-
sey and Durham, aud is to come in, April
Sd. This COW has made, from April 10,
1874, to January 16, 1875, three hundred
and forty-one DAD pounds Of butter, be
sides supplying the milk for II family of
five Her daily feed is hay and three
quarts of meal fed in warm water the
meal being four parts oats and corn"
Mr.. w. |. Simons. of Roxbury, VT. also
exhibited very fine lot of % pounds of
butter, which was presented to compete
for Mr.. Sprague's prize.
Mr.. A. w. Cheever, also presented sam
pies Of fancy butter, for which fancy ri
ces were obtained in market, made by s.
Adams, of Mason Village, N. II. MI,
Owen, Reading, Mass. Mr.. Drew. South
Royalton, VT. A. w. Chcever, Sheldon
vile, Mass, sold at 65 cents per pound,
wholesale Mr.. Brooks, Medford, Mass
and Col. Waring, Ogden farm. Newport,
r. l., both of which retailed at 81 per
pound and Mr.. Sargent, Brookline, Mass.
which rctailed at $1.25 per pound all of
which was very fine looking butter
The association was called to order by
the president, who announced the appoint
ment of the following committees
On Dairy Implements S. McAllister,
H. w. Vail and II. A, Soule.
On Butter and Cheese-Prof. +. I.
Wickson of New York, Mr. John T. Els
worth of Massachusetts, and Prof l.. i
| Arnold of New York.
The president announced that return
! checks were in readiness for those in at
tendance upon this meeting, and invited
| those not now members to join the associa
| ton and avail themselves of the offer now
made to receive copy of all the reports OF
its transactions. The supply of the early
furnished to new members. Several thci
joined the association. OIL
Quite discussion arose on the policy Of
restricting the return tickets on the railroad
to those who were members of the associ
alton, participated in by Mr.. o. NJ. Tink
ham of Pomfret, Mr.. o. S. Bliss o
Georgia, secretary of the association, ant
others. The introduction of the contro
versy, in a public discussion, was an I'm
fortunate circumstance, and was seyerel,
criticised by many of the members present
Mr.. Bliss explained that the railroad com
pany compelled the association to resric
the return tickets to those who are mem
bers, else the privilege would be abused b.
those who would improve it only for bust
ness purposes.
| Hon. N. T. Sprague, jr of Brandon, thel
stated that he had proposed to present
double beam, double platform scale, of tn
pattern known as the GLOVE SCALE to eac
of the manufacturers of the best twenty
five pounds of butter and the best twent
pounds OF cheese. The committee on but
ter and cheese then withdrew to eXamn
the butter and cheese that had been offere
in competition for the prizes
Mr.. A. w. Cheever, editor of the Me-
England Farmer, was then introduced
and read paper on ." Grass as a special
ity."
We shall publish Mr.. Cheever's pape
hereafter.
DR.. Horace p. Wakefield, principal q
the State Primary School at Monson, Mass
was next called upon, and gave an accoun
of the management of the farm under hi
charge. lie had family of over 500 chi
dren under his charge, and had but it'll
time to give to farming; but he had fam
liarized himself with the subject sufficient
ly to be able to say that their farm as mar
aged, was paying institution to tn
state, and gave series of figures to prov
his statement. He preferred Ayrshires a
the best breed of cows for butter an
cheese makers, and gave his methods G
, feeding-every day III the year feed @
!, hay, wet with cold water in summer an
warm in winter, and sprinkled with whea
> bran. He believed such feed best for dair
cows. His remarks we're repetc with va
! liable information as to tillagc, grasses, an
8 various topics relating to the success of til
3 state farm, of which he had charge
Without completing, he gave way to me
. ton to adjourn for dinner.