Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

MONT DAIRrHES' 5 ASSOCIATION.
Tee Vermont Dairymen's Association me,
IN the Town Hall, Rutland, Wednesday,
January 18th, and was called TO order by
the president. f. d. Mason. OF Richmon
After prayer by Rev. DR.. Harris, an ad-
dress Of welcome was delivered by Henry
Clark. E-g who spoke of the origin and
growth OF the Association, and the work d,
has performed IN circulating full reports ot
The annual meetings. lie trusted that the
Association might be more successful, and
that some arrangements might be made To
have the dairy products of this State ex-
hihited at the Philadelphia Centennial.
The president then stated that it was Gu
tomary Tor HIM to make a few opening re
marks, which ne proceeded 10 do by rea !
ing an eloquent address.
Mr.. Bliss then read from the Lire Nt0-s
Journal an article on Progress IN Dairy
ing" lie also read an extract from letter
from Hon. Charles seymour, of Lacrosse,
WIS. to the effect thar these dairy associa-
tons arc doing much TO strengthen the
bonds OF domestic commerce. Prof Arnold
then made some very interesting statements
in regard TO the effect of stagnant water
which cows drink and the foul air which
they breathe have upon milk. 1t is the COM
water taints mix. Referring 10 the state
ment of Mr. McAdams, Of England. to the
contrary, he said that water in England
may have been clarified by lime in the poo.s
But stagnant water Is not the only cause of
tainted milk Foul air has the same and
perhaps g worse effect. In 1865 he was
called 10 examine a cheese factory in which
the milk was tainted. lie traced the taint
to the milk OF one the patrons of the fac
tory, who kept forty cows. On this man :
farm he found no foul grass. or bad water.
but in the middle of hundred acre pasture
he found a dead horse. The horse at MS
recommendation was buried, and there was
No more faint III the milk that year. This
bad milk had no bad Odor when drawn
from the cows, but when covered in cans
and conveyed two miles the putrefactlye
germs had developed 80 that in five hours
time tie milk was offensive. Such milk
affects the person who uses 1t, although the
COWS seem to be well. Cheese made from
such milk taints the breath as poisoned
cheese does. In closing his remarks on TIN,
point Prof. Arnold said that days wien the
COWS fed in another pasture their milk Vas
good.
Recurring to the effect of bad water,
DR.. Craft said that COWS prefer warm water
to cold. ard therefore often pass by
stream of pure water and drink in pools OF
surface water. Water which;is covered with
green slime, frog spittle, is not stagnant.
and, as general rdle, it was safe 10
drink water in which frogs live.
Prof. Arnold said that although the a.
buminOIds predominant in tainted milk. j:
produces, as rule, about five per cent
less cheese than pure milk Cows like
a a FOR "a u tho ~ tho - .
about 60 degrees. Butter made from cows
that drink soft water is of fine texture,
more waxy and translucent, as a general
rule. Cheese Is more likely to be soft in
hard water districts.
DIR. Goldsmith made a very interesting
statement in regard 10 the spread of ty-
phoid infection through milk. Important
facts bearing upon this subject had been
developed in England. Along the line of
certain road many persons had typhoid
fever. There was nothing common in the
drainage, and nothing peculiar in the in
iected houses, but all the families in which
the disease prevailed got their milk from
one man. Experts found the cattle perfect
ly healthy and the milk was apparently
soand. Bat the milk pans were washed
in the water from pool into which the
stools of the sick had been drained. The
milk was analysed to find if it had been d.
luted with water, but no evidence of this
was discovered. The fact was establish
ed that the mere washing of the cans in
the water containing the germ OF typhoid
which was developed in the intestines had
power to carry the disease. In another in
stance it WIS discovered that persons who
obtained milk from man who washed his
cans ii brook which was infected by the
ffulfr ..ath ..al l..
prevailing had this disease. The potency
of this Injection of the iecal matter of ty-
phOid patients is such that the physician
may take it into his stomach, thence into
the intestlnes. by swallowing the exhala-
tons which arise to his nostrils and lodge
IN his throat. DR.. Goldsmith brought in a /
microscope to show the substances which |
exist In the pure water OF his trout pond. /
Thursday Hon. II. Lewis, President Of |
the New York State Agricultural Society. /
read very carefully prepared and valuable /
paper on Breeds of Cattle" He knows /
oil no breed which, for the food consumed, |
Will produce as much milk, as much but /
ter, as much beef, as the Short Horns. As
no one breed will answer all the PURPOSES
OF all the diaries or are adapted to all the
farms, we must select with respect TO our
pastures, purposes of the dairy, etc. W.
l.. Rutherford. OF St. Lawrence county. n.
L., read paper on butter factories, which
be considered nuisance. Concerning these
factories he said they increase the cost of
making butter and decrease the general in
est in its proper manufacture.
Nr. Harding, of Louisville. read paper
On the Swedish plan Of setting milk. His
temperature is 49o or lower, and his pans
70 inches by 8 inches in diameter, and puts
,is pans in large air-tight refrigerator 20