The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-28

dence that they do is all of an indefinite
character no one ever pretends to have
seen honey bee puncture q sound grape |
or pear. On the other hand he gave ex-
pertinent after experiment where grapes |
had been hung for days together In front |
OF and even in bee hives and remained I'M
touched till punctured with knife, when |
they were instantly sucked dry
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was devoted to
dairying, there being two able ard instruc-
tive addresses, one by Hon. Alexis r.
Smith of New Haven, and the other by Mr..
G. S. Fassett of Enosburgh. Both papers
have been heretofore laid before the read
ers of TIE GLOBE, and an abstract is there
fore unnecessary at this time
DISCUSSION.
Mr.. Sanford of Cornwall, gave the re-
suits of series Of experiments, which
showed greatly in favor of setting milk in
low temperature.
Mrs. d. A. Forbes of Orwell read the
following
RECORD OF SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS by
MRS. T. n. DOUGLASS OF sHoREHAM.
! Diversity of opinion, in regard to the
best method of setting milk for making
butter, has led us to try the following ex-
perments
Jan. 9TH, churned the cream from 796
pounds of milk which was weighed, mixed
and divided equally, one-haf of which WAS
put in tin pals thirteen inches deep. set in
watts containing water. The other half was
| cafi in ba
by a coal stove TO a temperature of about
65 o; the water being kept at the same
temperature rs nearly possible. The milk
stood about tory-eight hours the cream
OF each was cburned at a temperature Of
63o. The weight of the butter was about
nineteen pounds in each setting. The
quality of the deep setting was pronounced
the better by competent judges. 1t took
about twenty-one pounds of milk to make
one pound of butter
We have also been experimenting on
Hardin's improved method of making but
ter. He claims rs points of excellence,
that it makes more butter, better butter,
and longer keeping butter, without any
skill and with perfect uniformity-wth
very much less labor and with less than
half the cost of the od-fashioned way. 1t
is done by lowering the temperature. He
thinks 40 gives the best results. His
method is to put the milk into covered
cans, - and 20 inches deep, placed in an
ice-closet. This milk may be skinned at
any convenient time after it has stood
forty-eight hours till it is seventy two hours
old.
In one trial se took pa pounds OF milk,
weighed and thoroughly mixed it, equally
divided it, and set one-half in a cold room
at a temperature of about 36 . +, gave il no
care except to keep it above freezing point.
After standing forty-eight hours the cream
was dipped off there being about four
inches IN depth. The cream appears as
sweet as when first set. After warming
the cream to So : it was churncd, making
seven pounds and four ounces Of butter.
This made one pound Of butter IRON
eighteen and one-half pounds of milk, re-
quiring one and three-fourths pounds less
J of milk to make a pound of butter than
that which set in water. The other half of
the milk was treated in the same way ex-
cept the temperature. This butter weighed
six pounds and thirteen ounces, The diff
ference was seven ounces IN favor of low
temperature. 1t took twenty and one
fourth pounds of milk to make one pound
of butter. These tests were made merely
for our own benefit, without any design of
giving them to the public.
Mrs 4 b. DOUGLASS,
Shoreham, Vt.
At the close of the discussions Hon. w.
II. Sanford of Orwell offered resolution
that the thanks of the p6ople-of Orwell be
| rendered to the board for this visit, vi ich
t was unanimously passed. Mr.. Hubbard
returned the thanks of the board to the
E people of Orwell for their hospitality and
e attendance at the meetings.
Evening Session.
President &. B. Hubert OF Middlebury
e college was expected to deliver an addres:
e in the evening, but he failed to appear, anc
the first part of the meeting was occupied
by discussions of the subjects brought VI
as previous meetings. Mr. Albert Chap
! man of Middlebury, defended the breeding
: Of Morgan horses quite vigorously, in op
" position to the views advanced by Mr.
). Stowell on the previous day. There wa
e also discussion on milk (punch apparent
r I'D in which Mr.. A. 4. Smith took thu
{ principal part, and one on the curing o
hay. The evening closed with Prof. See
|
y which was delivered in Rutland about tw,
e years ago and fully reported in THE GLoBl
q at that time.
d This has been without doubt the mos
IS successful meeting of the board this win
- ter. The people of Orwell are to be com
e mended for the public spirit and nteres
they have shown IN the matter. They me
u the board with open armed welcome oil
- their arrival, and from that time on j
seemed to be strife to see which coul,
s pay them the most attention. There is no
T. a member of the board who has not bee
IA the guest of two or more citizens durin
e the meeting, and the invited guests wer
+ treated with the same attention. The tow
50 hall is a most convenient one for gathering
;, of this kind, and does credit TO the publ
k spirit of the town. The audiences hav
J. been large, listening with interest and at
y tention, and taking part in the debate
Il with much ability. The ladies have show
IT very commendable interest in the meet
e ings. Altogether it was most successful
:; session, and is SO regarded by the board
and will be productive of much good fruit
q
Alex. H. Stephens.
Alexander II. Stephens writes to frien,
d in Washington that he will not be able \
4; take his seat in the house before spring
e Other advices are that Mr.. Stephens is rap