Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-28

'BpOTIS OF DulLeT III DOStUu PAPERS sOllt
that it was bought at n price
below its value. and the market reports
we're given to secure that end.
Mr.. Mead of West Rutland gave account
IF his herd and the butter. He is receiv-
NC forty cents for his butter.
Mr.. E. B. Douglas gave his methods.
He gets good cows. Jersey COWS are his
'avorite, and he feeds well; salts to suit
his customers.
Mr.. Talcott is milking one hundred
COWS; churns three times a week; sets in
arge pans; churns at sixty-four degrees.
Gen. Davis said one could not hatch 4
love from crows egg. One cannot ex-
pect good butter from poor feed. The
farmers who feed swale hay do not feed
meal. Good pasturage will give good
butter.
Col. Sprague said he had received from
Messrs. Thurber & Co. samples of the
premium cheese from the international
dairy fair
Mr.. Tinkham said the American dairy
mems association had sent to this associa-
ton by him samples of the same cheese
sent them by Mr.. Thurber. Adjourned,
THIRD SESSION
was opened by the reading by the secrcta-
~ of paper on Different Breeds of
Stock" by DR.. Mott of New York, in
which he treated of the different breeds
and their fitness for certain purposes. The
Jerseys he classed as the butter COW. The
Guernseys are remarkable for the high
color of their product. The Ayrshire is
the model mixer.
Following this paper was talk by Hon.
Alexis Smith of Vergennes. The great
object of these meetings is to gain informa-
ton, and for them the best talent of this
state and other states has been secured.
Mr.. Smith gave humorous description Of
the first COW he had, and in his happy way
kept the audience much interested during
his talk,
l., S. Hardin of New York spoke Of
Vermont as the starting point of the butter
and cheese interest, which had gone west
and come back to us, and come back in a
shape we had better take heed to. We had
left the great interest of agriculture and
gone into politics, and the last speaker had
taken up the differences between the
board of agriculture and the dairyman's
association. We had better let those
things pass, and discuss the great dairy
interest.
Mr.. Thomas Whitaker of Needham,
Mass, next followed with Il talk on
" Women on the Farm Women are
more attached to their homes than their
husbands. When in the west he often
heard the women talk of the happy homes
in New England. He spoke quite elo-
quently for woman and her rights. He
would have her know herself and how to
prepare herself for her duties in life. She
should understand the business of her
husband and be able to carry it on if nee
essary. He followed with quite Il lengthy
talk on the duties, responsibilities, privil-
eyes and shortcomings of women, not
particularly german to the dairy interests.
THURSDAY MORNING SESSION,
The meeting was opened by prayer
offered by Rev. L. B. Hubbard, following
which. L. S. Hardin of New York gave a
talk on testing dairy cows. When he first
stood before Vermont Audience he asked
them to 90 back on their old practices and
set milk in deep and cold methods. 1t
was thought by many to be a humbug, but
to-day various firms are now striving for
in cold deep setting. Now be
was here to ask for another new departure
Take the books from bank and how long
could they carry on business and yet the
farmer carries on business independent OF
such system. He spoke at considerable
length on the advantages to be derived
from testing and recording performance
of COWS, and in such cases the record
should be sworn to before some proper
officer, and then the record would be
placed on the books of the club. The COWS
are classed in three lots. The first, A, l
is where record is kept of the amount
of milk or butter or both for twelve
months; the second, where record o
her produce for three days in the frs
week in each month for twelve months
the third, for the yield of the COW
for seven consecutive days. lie made {
strong plea for the club, and closed BY
reading the performance of Mr.. Barney
COWS.
Mr.. Colburn said the test of thu
amount of milk given was not enough TO
tie butter maker-thc richness of the mill
should be tested.
Mr.. Whitaker spoke in way whicl
led us to think him opposed to the idea
If he could not take a mans word h
would not take his oath.
Mr.. Hardin said he had found but tw,
men in America to oppose the keeping 0
such records. Mr.. Whitaker and Mr.
Waring the secretary of the very wealth,
Jersey cattle club.
Following the discussion Mr. X. A. viii
lard of New York read paper on Dairy
ing at Low Prices, in which he CAV
figures showing prices TO have been lowe
in the years 1885 to 1850, but then tn
foundations were laid by many of the pros
perity which has been realized in late
years, even at tho low prices then receiv
ed but then economy prevailed and thu
wastes of the farm were less. Now prin
dress would cost sevenly-ive cents, but
would cost three or four dollars to trim il
Ile indicated how savings might be made
1t would be better to raise our wheat an
not buy flour; it would be better to fat tn
calf than to kill it at u few days old, whc
in our idea will depend largely on tn
price of butter and veal
Mr.. Colburn said he did not think tn
charge of extravaganza more applicabl
to farmers than any other class, and it wa
not from that cause, but from other causes
the fall in prices; the depreciation in rea
estate. Keeping accounts was of tn
greatest importance.
Mr.. Wood of Pomfret was called on
give accounts of his dairy. Last year hi
cows, twelve in number, averaged tire
hundred and sixteen pounds per COW
feeds about two quarts of meal per da
during the summer; adds two quarts {
bran during the winter. His cows al
Jerseys, high grades; uses small pan,
He thought it was profitable to feed mea
The attendance at this point had becom
so large that the fine rooms of the farmers
club were found insufficient to accommt
date the meeting, so when it adjourned
adjourned to the town hall.
Gov. Smith said he had come only t
have familiar talk. The object of tn
society is discussion of the practical ques
lions which interest the farmers and pee
Pile of Vermont. The problem of to-da
is how are we at the east to meet the d.
velopment, SO gigantic in extent, in tn
west? 1t is the progeny Of eastern anccstr
which has populated the west, and it