Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-24
The Dairymen's Association.

The fourteenth annual meeting Of the Vermont
Dairymen's association opened at Burlington
last week Tusday morning with an address by
Colonel John b. Mead, the president. It was
expected that paper would be read by Dr. A. I.
Gfinnell, but he was unavoidably absent and in
stead there was free discussion OF various mat
tiers OF interest TO darymen. ln.the afternoon Ut.
Grinnell read his paper upon MIX In Health
and Disease" II was thoroughly practical as
well as scientific and was received with every
token Of appreciation. He was followed by Mr..
q. w. Simpson of Boston upon the subject OF
" Creameries." He advocated the system as the
true one and gave many interesting facts In sup
port OF his belief. The next speaker was Austin
Belknap, president Of the Butter, Cheese and
Egg association, who presented many valuable
facts In regard To the manufacture and sale OF
these leading products OF Vermont. Messrs Dale
OF Whiting Douglass OF Shoreham and Peck OF
Ilinesburgh were appointed COMMITTEES TO re-
port resolutions memorial OF the late Edwin ID.
Mason and the meeting adjourned till evening.
The principal address OF the evening was by
Dr. H. A. Cutting upon milk" Dr. Cuttings
practical, sensible and suggestive address. was
listened to with great interest and thorough APP
probation. In answer to questions from the au-
dience, he replied, In brief, that water might be
heated for stock In winter by system OF circu-
lating pipes connected with stove In the barn or
house; that the natural craving for an earthly
taste sometimes causes stock In the winter To
drink impure surface water In preference to pure
water in tub or trough that temperature OF two
hundred degrees will kill the spores OF the blue
fungi; that milk needs to be aerated somewhat to
make the best butter; that the minute fungi
spoken Of seem to be necessary associate with
oxygen In decomposition After the reading OF
poem by Laura Brigham Boyce, entitled the Song
Of the Dairy. the association adjourned till next
morning.
Several matters Of business were taken up at
the opening of the morning session, among Others
the claims Of Mr.. Bliss, formerly secretary, were
ordered to be paid. Mr. L. X Towle OF the
board Of agriculture read an excellent paper on
Improvement Of pastures" It brought out re.
marks and suggestions by many members and
many valuable facts were ELECTED. A. W.
Cheever the editor of the Neio England Farmer,
gave paper upon the subject which Is always
of prime importance to Vermont farmers-that
of Fertilizers" Mr.. Cheever was thoroughly
posted in his subject and gave much information
and advice which should be needed
At the afternoon session, after discussion rs to
the stock exhibition to be held at Hamburg
Germany officers were elected for the coming
year as follows: President, John b. Mead Of Ran
dolph; Independents f. d. Douglass OF Whit
ing, Aaron Loveland OF Norwich, l. II. Talcott Of
Williston; secretary, o. M. Tinkham OF North
Pomfret; treasurer, H. w. Vail OF North Pom
fret; auditor, c. o. Pierce of Clarendon.
On motion Of DIR. Cutting 1t was voted to print
the report Of the dairyman's meeting in the agri-
cultural report. The committee reported series
Of resolutions on the death OF Hon. Il. ID Ma.
son, which were unanimously adopted General
Stephen Thomas and Mr.. Whipple Of Pomfret
paying him warm tributes. Various topics were
brought up and discussed, relating to ways and
means for continuing the work OF the association,
followed, Captain Morton giving his expert
ence. Others followed upon the same subject
In the evening George Gregory Smith gave the
result Of his observations in Germany, and the
exercises OF the day closed with reading OF Mr..
| Tinkhams Evening at the Farm.
The association adjourned the next morning
and one OF the most interesting aud profitable
meetings Of the association closed.