The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-08-17
CONDUCTED BY ALBERT CHAPMAN
Deep Setting of Milk.

advocates of deep setting, were hum
bugging the public and deceiving them
by advocating the deep-setting system
for raising cream, and stated his views,
in language more forcible than polite,
without giving any especial reasons for
arriving at his conclusions. We give
below the reply of Mr.. Douglas to the
Country Gentleman. We know a
number of very careful, practical dairy
men who, after careful trial, think
deep setting the hest, and practice it,
but not all that have tried it come to
that conclusion.
Editors Country Gentleman:
MY attention has been called to an
article from your correspondent U. =
Bliss, which appears on page 3o3, III
which he denounces the advocates OF
deep setting as upholding humbug,
while he gives his sympathies to the
poor unfortunates who are "humbugg-
ed into the belief that deep setting is as
productive as shallow" He proceeds
directly, or by plain implication, to as
sert that the modern dairyman is so
stupid that he can be duped by men
who do not bring any proof to support
their claims; thai the advocates OF
deep setting are so wicked and per-
verse that they continue to advocate
their abominable doctrines and deceive
the simple, and, without bringing any
proof to support them, still persistently
insist upon the soundness of their posi-
ton, simply, we may reasonably infer,
because they are committed to it,"
That we are so stupid as to continue its
practice at heavy annual loss, or
wlckedly do this to aid us in our decep-
tions, he would have your readers be-
lieve, when, so far as l know, they
have not solitary patent right to sell,
and have no pecuniary interest in the
general adoption of their ideas. He
would also have lis believe that him.
self, the newspaper editors, and the ag-
ricultural writers of the day, have
allowed these cheats to thus impose up
on their fellow men, when "it is very
simple matter for every man to prove
it to his entire satisfaction, that deep
setting for butter-making is first, last
and every time humbug"
He also proceeds to arraign me before
the public as cheat, by presenting a
new and previously .unheard-of version
of the origin of the so-called Douglas
system, and a version which squarely
conflicts in every particular with the
statements which have publicly and
repeatedly made during the last five
years-at the second meeting of the So
called Vermont Dairyman's Associa-
ton, held at Burlington in January,
1871, and afterwards at meeting OF
the same society, held at st. Adams in
1873, which statement may be found on
pages 81 and 80 of your correspondents
own report of that meeting. With re-
gard to his arraignment of the advo-
Gates of deep-setting generally. have
nothing to say. These gentlemen will
doubtless continue to practice their
denominations In spite of this, and stub
bornly refuse to profit by his profound
lessons of wisdom, drawn from his
great ex perience in conducting his dali
nv of one cow. But do call upon him
to substantiate the truth of a solitary
statement which he has made with re-
gard to the origin of the modified form
of deep-setting, of which he speaks,
and which claim to have originated
The entire statement with regard to it
which appeared in his communication
is really quite false.
MY attention has also been called tc
the communication of Col. Warng, on
page All, in which he says:
"If Mr.. Douglas, of Whiting, has
changed his opinion as to the value Of
deep setting which he so enthusiast
cally described, hope he will favor MS
with his reason for SO doing"
Allow me to reply through your col
ums, that l have not changed my
opinions or practice in the matter o
butter-making for the last five years
though I would gladly do 80 at any
time when convinced that can profit
by q change. My pecuniary success
depends largely upon my dairy, and
intend to conduct my dairy operations
In the manner which in my judgment
will give me the largest net profits.
have no patent to sell, nor fancy thee
Il -NoL Eel. I ut tl.aa tat
tation of others, given the reasons fo
the faith there is in me, not only in va
rious places in my own state, but a
other points where l have been invited
to speak. And as l make no preten
sion to infallibility, and do not CLAIM
to have reached perfection, it has beel
my custom invariably to invite crit
cism and full discussion and as / hav
met the opponents of my system at al
points, ! have often hoped to brinI
about thorough discussion of the mer
its of this question, with those most ca
pable of pointing out my errors. Blu
If I am still In the dark, it is not be
cause / have not sought to be enlighi
ened by those holding different view
from my own
enclose an extract from an address
delivered at the meeting of the Ne'
England Agricultural Society Inst
tute. held at Worcester, in Januar
last, which is a fair specimen of tn
manner in which / am wont to dup
the credulous. VIII you please pull
fish, that the opponents of deep settin
may have another opportunity to poir
out my errors, and refute the position
which I have there. as elsewhere
taken. If they will be kind enough
do this, through your columns, the