Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-05-24


Mr.. Bliss Report of the Transactions of
the Vermont Dairymen's Association for
1886 is received. Il is very neatly aud
correctly printed, aud rs TO its contents fully
up to preceding reports. As full account
Of the meetings was given in this paper at
the time they were held we shall not at
tempt to summarize or even particularize all
of the contents Among the more important
papers we note Mr. Blanding's on How TO
get the most profit from milk :" the account
of the Swiss cheese factories, contributed
through Mr. Kennedy Mr.. Rutherford's pa
per on the importance Of improving butter
stock Mr.. Ilardn's account of his expert
ence with the so-called " Swedish plan of
setting milk Mr. Colds essay on contagious
diseases Mr. Willard's on cheese-curing, and
Mrs. Ellsworth's on butter-making. But all
the contents are interesting aud the dis
cussions particularly so.
We are sorry to see Mr.. Bliss continue
his practice in this report Of rejecting upon
the farmers Of this state for not contribut-
ing more largely to the funds Of the associa-
ton. That the contributions are not what
they should be, and what they would be
under different circumstances, we are CON
scious but Mr.. Bliss is not the one to com
plain, and we should think by this time he
would have learned that vinegar naturally
catches very few flies.
His ill-natured filings, also, at the Board Of
Agriculture made official by their publica-
ton in this report, are TO be deplored, not
only because they would do harm even if
there were good grounds for them, but be-
cause, in fact, they have no grounds at all,
except in Mr.. Bliss imagination An init
mate personal acquaintance with all of the
previous members and most of those now
constituting the Board enables us TO say
with certainty that there never has been MOI
is there now anything but the heartiest good
will among them towards the Dairymen
Association. There has never been any in
territorial conflict of meetings, and if the mem
bers of the Board, while attending, have no
participated very actively in the proceeding,
of the winter meetings, the reason is TO b,
found partly in the fact that the time ha.
been so well and ably filed by the special,
invited speakers from abroad, and partly be
cause the members have been painfully con
scious of Mr.. Bliss animus towards them
Mr.. Bliss utters serious complaints agains
some unnamed parties who, he says, "g
about like ravening wolves seeking whom
they may devour, and intent upon pullin
down every institution of the state whic
they cannot control" and against who's
"open enmity" he says the association ha
been forced TO contend. We fancy thes
fierce and destructive beings are also fiji
ments of the Secretary's BRAIN since, If an
such existed, nothing would be easier tia
for half a dozen OF them to attend amy az
nual meeting, and revolutionize the associ'
ton to their hearts content
Neither do We believe that there has bee
the slightest "ehort to prejudice me
against us, because we do not employ stat
talent" az Mr. Bliss declares. On the col
trary, we think the course taken by him
the name and with the approval of the ass
citation in this matter deserves and receive
general and hearty approval. We all wal
10 hear these distinguished gentlemen frol
without the state, and they have always bee
warmly welcomed at every meeting, not on
by Mr.. Bliss, but by enthusiastic and apr
ciative audiences. We trust there will