Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-16

pay Difference to age, and our nation groy
up nation fearing the Lord.
After the announcing of Fridays pro
e gramme the session closed by the Gu
singing the Harvest Glee.
The following communication is refer
red by the general editor to whom it wa
addressed, TO our department, where W,
cheerfully give it space:
EDITOR FREEMAN:-A gentleman prom
inenty identified with the Vermont Dairy
mems Association, and deeply interested
in its prosperity, called my attention OF
Saturday to an article which appeared ii
the agricultural department of the FREE
MAN last August, entitled. "Saul alsc
among the Prophets" alleging that mucl
injury was resulting to the association
frcm the false position in which it placed
me, as the executive officer of the associa
ton, before the dairy public. On investi
CATION of this sabject i find the article in
question purports to be a critique orreveW
of few remarks | made last spring al
the meeting of the National Butter
| Chnaeo ,n1 Ero Ncroo;,,; =; f,t,t...
nnn T, o'' % ''oC Tn ~, Gtllc'so
u.s. 'r'u W ~, Dy ln'cles
d.ntlr intonIad aH NJ, 'r;nth,l ~ ID evi
hntn1 tn , tho at4o ' ' vs. "M,,'in Gon'l
yrit ,on, nh =. l",iDi'I'''iol "
tary of the dairymen's association, and
like the mastery productions of his distin
T G",9''Iu t"rrDo' "'oiS III 'lie "''e'liP Is
i~a'l " : ',,5 ~ wv u iii.s'ePleseil'''
nlo ',' ,u' 9,V.' y. .l'e su.JegT which IL
f '''u WV, Wv ~ UteNv ,o' l'le enolv lne report
w. tl1 Ivy . .f was p"",'S''ou "' InG ' i
ha 'I p"n, i'n'I' !" n.""h P'PeIS' lnc'uM'h2
Fnnl,mb i'' E,, &C. 100 '''N 'Iio sew
,m "'., ''4" 70 "'S', Pu'IlSi'en u
.uo r III p,'''v I'I,o'V ol tIle Na'l'hal but
w., G,,''au ''liu ~ ASSocla'ioh' never
~" W.. "''e version Oh H. ana 90 hot De
'n'o r ~, otTul W''S ever p"ol'sneu' No'
o .' VI WI 'iiH'i"'la . quotations OF clta-
I'oI' 'A''P Few ll9ufes from inc census
E '"''' III; W ~ th W ionnu 'n ''st report: l"
" u,' Wv " ~, , 'no exception OF lheSe CURES
'', ,,,a ms Improvement on tne Stereotyped
,.'! 1'' 10 NY one co" ana oihre-
.,m M ISL" =; W Nee 7 u cow perhaps docs SO
S.lIl' ana - peSlueS secretary OF the Yer
nion' n'lIy men 5 association, there Is
. noI Il 'lnele sentence IN lhe whole article
I W., L - NOV SloSsiy anu ha'iclouSy ialse.
INC oeH.llS ny "hiSquoVlhg what sad In
IIS'l' 10 un 'r' cow owned oy MT Snyder.
' LIE s'yS ,oc ne COW gave ~ pounds OF
;n ,im lp' 10Y u'' anu lle ll'iIN was CT lhe
tIjno9V qu"in5i Iiu not say any SnGh
t tn.,'s' nor "hyth,hg Whici can pc honestly
WI ",r'' ililo s|lcll staVemeht' Wnat SAID
" .'s''1i lu,',' lioul 'he Na'lohal Livestock
'a'' WIN u 10" Pel'c'lea ALTERATIONS 10
..' w. IL II, lotl a'ohe 10 my purpose was
tho Hi mp 9ngG Ts Oh Nlueiand' ~ d. IN
"U n,a'et P'le o. reoruary' lo|2' bought a
r ''a0" toT VI I'iSe sIAe' Supposed Dut not
IN thn ~ W. r" oo, olloLt'ho[n. She gave
m I' Fn "l"".S ; ~ u'ys' 900 Pounos OF
m u,~' , oln ",ilon I9' Cd PounoS OF butter
o "It' ''l,"'e, we1t Ivy ory ~ DAYS cropped Il
o o"ri I, cD o. 10Y; her mix was not
o m s,ll Ior ui,e iie1I ~ Gays out she came
~! ~ i''l service again january 10th; from
Io7z " acc 10 t"e corresponding date IN
l9 20 . '-rooo nays,Sne gave lo,ol2 pounds
n,a niM , y. w ii 99 90 POUNDS was made
,n,o Iu'tel, Siciuin9 c'I POUNDS ana o99
PounuS were solo; II lhe entire milk had
peen maze lnto ,a butter the yield would
Tha nc'V'te" ~ a12 pounds Tor the year;
81 ''g amount OF Ok in ~ required Tor pound
r. $3.50 DG'.oi wa" ,, 40 VI Pounos' Dnrlhg the
an ,,u'Iun g umo pte'ious year, tnoush the
oE" Nv; w. i''io"' IL required %9'I9 pounds
VI nI,tn iot l /" Pounu ol pntIer, statement
- t %,'N 's,"'o'' may 10 'llaue lurtner on
u'i'o o' 'ii!1', nllllo.Sll eh'irely lor-
~ ~" ~ Wv. Wv; oulotC sought IN inc lhtroduc-
w.. "a ttiis o'"'eiliehI az tIlls tlme' as
,n".'e 81 Vi mere interest IL may be added
ll"o .ne nGt Prou' Oh 'lils COW, though kept
Wau Io,sa, lo2,' anu On inc SANDS oil
Ne TyE "elsoy' Is figured out at Sl22'5I"
-" e GO" gave mix every day in the
9 9sl''' ''ii' It le"P year III mat instead OF
y .%" u,}si "'u ,lot say anything about
''l1 li'iN o1ihS VI the rlcnest quality.
o ,,;lI. 'E" ,L Ii'J 2"ieS' 40 not consider
lliltN Vi "n'cn 1t IiNes 20 OF ~ pounds to
'n,'T4 -" pou''' vi outVer OF inc richest
4"ii'5 '.-,..-..,...
A. lile new s'1Ve'ilehl is; Another COW of
tn a. rSlllIe preeo produced milk during
.ne yea, "LI o, maze Zoc o-lO pounds OIL
,La II --...-,, 80 20 "Aiu" NC 40
o'i9 olller wnicll ne puts into my mouth.
u'u moC me mehtloh any SINGLE Ayrshire COW
IT, an W nat dld say and read, as before,
was Oii Tie page opposite that in the
journal journal from winch this statement is
GI'I',ha'e! IS statement of the yield of
lne AyT Isl Her@ OF me Sturtevant Broth
US Oh "anSllaEum Farm OF South Franz
lh3,''m, MASS IN quarts and pounds of
MIX heauclng 1t to the butter standard
at thG rate Of a pound of butter from 25
POUNDS oil milk, and emitting details, an
average annual yield of PA pounds is
shown, from full herd for seven years,
covering OF COURSE the period when dry,
absent at fairs ana all other contingencies
ana ,nl drawnacks to winch any herd is subject
rms, It will be borne in mind, is n herd of
AyrShlres-a small breed-lew herds of
which reach IN average weight of 1000
pounds. SO much for the product of the
Ideal or standard COW, which every dairy
man may well set up for himself"