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

TIE DAIRY PRODUCTS OF THE COUNTRY.
The following paper was read before the
Vermont Darymcn's association at Mont
pelier, Jan. Is, 1875, by Hon. L. II. Hyde
of Stafford Springs, Conn.,:
Mr. President, and Gentlemen Of tie Yer
mont Ddirpmens ASSOCIATION
1t affords me sincere pleasure to revisit
this beautiful capital, and exchange greet
ings with the members of the large and
honorable association now in session. am
at no idle compliment when ] say that
some of the leading agricultural interests
of the noble state are well represented here
to-day for | see before me men, who fol
careful experiment ripe experience, and
rich results, have won fair fame beyond
their own borders, and given new and pro.
founder emphasis to the fact, that the
thinking brain is the one potent alembic In
which all things, even the soil, and the
grasses, and pebbles under our feet, are
transmitted into gold The time may come
when these silent and secret hills shall give
up their hidden treasures but till that day
shall come, you, gentlemen, will continue
to be with ever increasing success, the true
gold producers of this northern cline, and
your stamped coin. fresh from farmhouse
mints, shall, rs now, pass current, and
above par in the markets of the world.
AS have journeyed in summer time by
rail up and down your green and pleasant
valleys, sheltered between the massive walls
of the everlasting hills. have said to my.
SELF surely the tiler of the soil, and above
all the dairymen, can find in all the wide
land no better spot than this, so varied and
picturesque and grand for home and farm
for sweet heritage and cooling streams.
Your hills are many and rugged. The
Green Mountain range like mighty back
bone, colossal symbol perhaps, of the yer
tebrp of the sturdy sons in the wales be
low, parts you right and left and you
winters are rather long and cold, but on,
the less, | cling to my impression. If tn,
| hills and the mountains crowd you theN
give in return the fertile mead, the sunny
slope, the sheltered nook, the pure mir, AM
the crystal waters.
Indeed, gentlemen, addressing you a
dairymen, | maintain that hilly, broker
country like this, with base lines CLOTHED
with fragrant heritage, and many basins t.
catch and hold the unceasing wash of tn,
uplands, while 1t affords, fewer availabl,
acres, makes ample redress in concentra
ton and harmonious combination of desira
| Bile elements, and points the analogy be
tween itself and the choice COW, whose
meagre pan turns out its royal pound. AL
though | have owned herds of cattle, an
not strictly speaking. dairyman. If
hold any positive position, it is that of I
breeder. Still, as natural consequent,
have had somewhat large incidental ex
prricnce in dairy matters. My long ant
intimate connection. also, with many agri
cultural societies and associations, has beef
such as to bring me into close communion
with many of the most enlightened ant
successful dairymcn tn the country.
have listened to and shared in their discus
SONS, and have read, lpresume, pretty mucl
all they have written. Therefore while
cannot claim to be known especially az
dairy man, may lay claim to some knowl
edge and personal experience in the matter
| have in my library many volumes of the
annual reports of the United States com
missioner of Agriculture. Very properly
they present many facts in relation to tn
dairy of the country. They give CAREFUL,
prepared statistics, and the result of mani
fold experiments in the production of milk
cheese and butter.
A synopsis prepared from these report
would be of great interest. In fact, in viev
of my anticipated presence at this meeting
| contemplated such paper. with the ad
dtion of abstracts, facts and statement
gathered from other sources but my mod
esty got the better of my desire, and now
have the calm satisfaction of thinking tina
shall neither waste much of your time
nor tire your patience. But l may stat
the collective impression made upon m
| mind nv rq0linp these rpDOrte and othp