Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-01-29
Dair ymen's Association.

AT tho meeting oil this association at Mont
pclier last week the subject of market reports
was discussed.
1t was stated by o. $. Bliss, the secretary
of the association, that the highest prices
paid for butter ut st. Adams never appeared
in the market reports. These reports are
given TO the newspaper reporters by the
purchasers whose interest it is to have but
ter quoted less There Is really no market
at ST. Adams; the seller carries his butter
there aud the purchaser goes there, on II
certain day, and purchases But there is no
regular market, us is the case in Utica, al
though he believed it would he advantageous
to the dairymen if there was regular mar
ket.
Mr. Bliss then read statistics that had been
gathered from cheese factories IN the state
of Vermont from some thirty factories.
These statistics have been gathered by
Messrs. Moslcy and Stoddard. of Poultney,
and they have yet to receive returns from the
whole state.
The following report embraces returns
from tho thirty factories reporting in Yer
mont, together with returns from sixteen
factories in Washington County, n. Y. The
whole number of cows embraced in these
reports is 1859, average about $50 to II fac.
tory. The factories have averaged to be in
operation about Isl days. The number of
pounds OF milk manufactured is 26,si9,29
the number ofpounds of cheese made is p
s2l .52s; the number of pounds milk to II
pound of cheese, 9.5l5; amount of money
paid to patrons, S3ls, 5sS %; value of 100 lbs
OF milk $l.lS62; average cost of manufac-
turing 100 pounds of milk, S2.02; average
receipt per COW for Isl days, 1910.
These figures were about tho same rs those
given by Prof. Wickson rs the result of the
reports from the New York factories.
g. Hllubbard,of Springfeld,in view of the
statements that have been made in regard to
the reports of market sales given in the
newspapers, offered the following resolu-
| tions:
! Rcsoirod by the Vcrmom Dairymen's ASSo.
cidtion That the alleged practice of relying
entirely upon the information furnished by
dealers, and of emitting to give the highest
| prices known to he actually paid. in report
ing the dairy markets Of this state. is unjust
to the dairymcn of Vermont, and should moi
] Dt lOltIdleU.
This resolution gave rise to lively dis
cussion, participated in by Prof Wctherell
Prof Wickson. Mr.. Cheever, of the n. f.
Farmer, MIR, Bliss, md others, in which the
practice ofreporting the market sales ut "a
lower figure than is actually paid was Sc
verely criticised. 1t was stated both by Mr.
Cheever and Prof Wickson, that there ar,
contracts which are higher than the market
reports, which are not usually included il
any market reports, and which both thought
It not best should be reported MS marke
sales.
! Prof Arnold said it was wrong to report
these extraordinary prices, us being any
standard of sales. The butter that com
mands tho highest especial prices, is not susl
rs is usually thrown on the market, anC
therefore should not be reported as stan
dard OF prices,
Mr.. Chcever said that but fer people il
Boston would pay higher price for butter
than its quoted price. If Vermontors would
turn their attention to improving the quality
of their butter, il might command better
prices; but they expect too much, and Their,
| Is too much difficulty nttondingthe mnnufac
ture of what rs called fancy butter, to justif,
the farmers up here in Vermont, so far from
market, in the attempt to get the fame.
prices,
Prof Wetherell said what we want is I,
get the farmers up to the highest standard o
butter making, and five have our market
reports lot us know from them what is the
highest as we'll MS the lowest price that is pal,
for it. In this way wa shnllawaken the inquir,
among the people MS To how butter is made
which commands IS cents to one dollar pc
pound.
Prof Arnold said that some of the highest
priced butter that finds its way to marke
would not keep like what is necessary 70
Vermont butter. 1t is sold flesh from tn
churn, every day or every week, and has tn
aroma Of fresh made butter that will no
keep.