Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-16

[ butter, ana %, AZ, lO0 IDS. Oh CuoO1O' O
average annual yield of butter to every
cow was 20 lbs. and II fraction. Inc
/ largest yield of butter from single cow
was in New York, 126 lbs; the second
| from Vermont, 11S lbs; the thru from
/ Massachusetts. III lbs; the fourth Con-
necticut and SO on. The farmer must be
educated to better system of breeding
and an infinitely better manufacturing: "A
great danger is that of over-productlon.
/ He was confident that in another census
it will he found that we are dong some
good. In reply TO question Mt: bIss
said there was not Il single butter factory
in the State of Vermont. He also said
that the people of Vermont had become
dissatisfied with the cooperative system
and had practically abandoned 1t. The
dairymen sold their products each week,
and no doubt this was the reason Tor 1t.
1t. will be seen by this that every single
statement made with the exception OF the
error in copy Or types which made 566 to
read 1860 is an eract quotation from this
report Yes, we must admit it, though
our reputation for originality and " fertile
brain" fall by the admission-for here are
the education and elevation of the dairy
men, the milk of the richest character, The
Ayrshire COW making 2SS G-10 lbs. of
butter; the better system of breeding and
Infinitely better system of manufacture,
and II great danger is that of over-produc-
ton.
We fear Mr.. Bliss very favorable eX-
preston of his estimate of our talent for
originality must undergo serious modifica-
ton. All but vapid calculation. Dear
reader, indulge us while we drop one
br-iny tear over vapid elucidaton.
Now concerning what he did really say.
The pamphlet which Mr.. Bliss handed in
with his article says-(we quote from
memory as we have not the article at
hand) Mr.. Bliss said he received the
intimation that he was expected to speak
but IA short time before he left home and had
not the time as his friend had, to write out
even heads for what he should say" Mr..
Bliss then must have spoken extempore,
and if our exchange had "a reporter there,
as they probably had, as their report is not
credited to any other source, would he not
be quite as likely to get what Mr.. Bliss
did actually sag, us in address, written
after it was delivered, revised and correct
ed to suit the speakers ideas of what should
be printed? though this is, of course, of no
Importance as affecting Mr.. Bliss adjec-
tives as applied to us.
This being thus, the accusation of trying
to write down and wipe out the secretary
of the Dairymen's Association, loses some
thing of its force. And even were this
true, that we were trying to help him out
of so laborious and unremuncrative an
Office, we don't see how he can take it
illy,-as he has stated repeatedly that he
has wished TO resign, has been ready to do
so ut any time except once when only three
members attended the annual meeting to
elect officers, when, fearing the association
was dying out, he desired to hold on and
work to keep it up.
We are crcdibly informed that there
were eight who attended the meeting for
the election of officers this year. and if it
keeps on this way it will soon be as difficult
TO resign ut those meetings rs it would if
the officers were elected at the annual
winter meeting. We trust that this will
set at rest any uncasness or unpleasant
feeling Mr.. Bliss may have entertained
toward us. And if we have said anything
Mr.. b. is sorry for, why we shall forgive
him, as in duty bound, but we fear it will
be long before we can forget the sting
and ranklc of vapid calculation.