Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-23

solution prepared in alkali, coming in con-
tact with an acid will take q reddish color,
samples of which he exhibited. The di-
rections going with preparations of annat'
to was to put some into the cream, but
when put into sour cream would, as
shown before, turn the butter a reddish
cast. His present practice was to take a
little white sugar, say teaspooniul to-
twenty-five pounds of butter, put in what
annatto is desired and work it in n little,
then put in the salt and work. There. Is
sufficient acid in salt to produce re-ac-
ton toward red color
Mr.. Kelley of Manchester spoke of the
merits of the gilt edge milk pan" with
some certificates of its merits us shown
from use.
Mr.. Cuts of Orwell read paper on
g Butter Making, urging care in its make
and marketing. His preference was for
the Jersey stock as butter makers. The
butter came quicker, stood heat better,
was Of finer grain, better color and flavor.
Stock should be treated with care and
great gentleness, rs any discomfort of the
COW will show itself in her yield with
surprising quickness.
Too much stress could hardly be laid on
pure water and good feed. lie explained
his process of making, not differing ma
terialy from that of other good makers;
and would market the butter rs made.
He used the gilt edge pan and preferred
that to any other. Mr.. Nash presented
the merits of the Smith pipe Cooler pan.
Mr.. L. S. Wood of Pomfret read some
experiments on cream raising as follows:
First trial, thermometer ranging from
50 to 80 degrees.
In sl-2hours showed 20 pei. cent of.croam.
a IS
Second trial, mercury So to 40.
In2j'ahoaar' q q per cent
1t was then removed to warm room
and at q hours stood at % per cent.
Third trial, mercury 10 to 70.
In z hooursd$bi percent.
6" y " q
Mr.. Bliss read a paper which we shall
print entire, and statements of Mr.. Harris
of Morrisyille and Mr.. Snyder of Vineland,
N. D., of the product of their diaries, Mr..
Harris being Jersey dairy and Mr..
Snyder's COW of no particular breed. MI.
Bliss also read the following paper by
Mrs Wood of Pom(ret:
John Page: Do you know him? and
knowing do you honor himP
Doubtless you do; for he is nearly as
ubiquitous rs John Smith, and fills various
places of trust and responsibility in this
and other states.
He is not the man, however, for there
was never an A. or B. or w. interpOl-
ated in the name of our John Page. He
was II genial, jolly, bald-headed bachelor,
who, coming among us occasionally from
the old Bay State, introduced to us the
Jersey cattle, and having introduced them
owners for many years He used to name
the calves such aristoCratic names as
Duchess, Countess and Lady Franklin, and
gave us much advise about them. Though
very fond of children he was yet II terror
to them, always teasing them about theil
pets or making fun of their smart sayings
and still delighting to repeat to them wheL
grown up their honestly expressed opinion
of him when they were three or four year!
old. One little fellow who had been tho
victim of his raillery, associated the portly
presence of John Page with the pictures
he had seen Of our English cousin, ant
once startled the family by eXclaiming
% mother! here comes John Bull!
If Mr.. Page did us great service by in
} Producing II superior race of dairy COWS hi
helped us quite as much when he in
duced us to ind just how much butter eacl
COW would make, and also to keep IN ex
act record of our whole dairy product.
wonder if the great dairymen who owl
one hundred, or five thousand cows, TAX
us much pleasure in the care of them "A
do we who have ouly a dozen, or perhap
less than half that number. They certain
ly cannot have so intimate an acquaintanc
with them, and those who know then
best find us marked traits of characte
among them as in the human family.
Neighbor Dix had COW whose leudin.
trait he averred TO be vanity. She sccme
very proud of her fine switch, always lay
: ing it on the arm of the mixer us if t.
challenge his admiration. Sometimes sh
would remove it TO brush IL fly from he
: own side then returning ii would dash
in the pail, scattering his face with milk
then lay it dripping ON his sleeve. 1--WE
= my lady" said Dix, that may be fun 70
e you, but it isn't much for me, and L.
i teach you better Manners SO pulling
i piece Of wool tWne from his pocket h
c tied the cows tail very carefully to hi
S own leg and pcoceeded with his milking.
The next scene the pail upset, the mil
; rushing into the gutter, Il vacant stool,a
o neighbor Dix Waiting round the var
i with his fayoritc COW.
: We all know how children are wont t
assign to their dead pets Il place wit
: all their departed friends. TO the child
= imagination heaven would be less desil
e able than earth without the bird, the squil
t rel, the rabbit and the kitten. A it'll
e girl, whose father had lost two fine COWS
l. said to her grandmother:
Grandma! have Molly and Gypsy gon
), to heaven"
+ No, my dear"
Il why, weren't tlcy good cows?"
e Yes, very good, but when IL COW die
j her life goes out rs candle flame doe
c when you blow it; it isn't anywhere"
i Little Mary was not satisfied, for 81
t said presently:
It Grandma, what can papa do for Ii,
, ing when lie goes to heaven, if there Al
J no COWS lherc2 Cause he told MANN
i the other day he must keep cows, for /
didn't know any Other way TO get
y living"
= All, little May! older heads than YOU
c are perpeXed with similar queslionings.
$ Would you like a peep AT our Jerse
j grades9 "A speckled lol," you say, "yc
1t wouldn't want them on your farm" W
S should be sorry to have you covet then
: for we cannot well spare them. First an
e foremost comes Creamcup, now 10 yea
!. old, rightly named too, for she has bee
n known to make sixteen pounds of butte
in n week. Here is smooth yellow co
S with II star in her forehead, not ver
a sprightly in her movements, but you shou
u see her snatch dish of meal from the be
h that isn't quick to empty it into her DO!
o This large brown COW is Flora. queen
e the yard. She beats the whole herd; ne,
!. er attacking any, she repels ali attack
II easily and is respected accordingly. Doll
e black and white 1.-the and nimhlo is