Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-24

this clty,a City Hall, Wednesday morning
Col. John B. Mead president of tn
association, in the chair. There wa
more than the usual attendance at th
opening exercises, though not as large, c
course, as there will be later in th
session. The meeting was called to orde
at II o'clock, and the president addresse
few words of welcome and encourage
ment to the association.
As secretary Of the association tn
editor had other duties which prevente
his making the usual report for the FREE
MAN and for this we are indebted to tn
Free Press Times for its full and excellen
report. The meeting in spite of th
storm and severe cold was one Of the hes
in the history of the association both il
attendance and interest.
THE PRESIDENT 5 REMARKS.
Gentlemen: The attendance ut this
the opening session of our fourteenth
annual meeting, is not large, out there i
promise OF a great Increase Of number
during the sessions which are to follow
The work of the association in Vernon
confirms the belief that he founder
OF it builded wiser than they knew.
am well assured that, since its origin
fourteen years ago. this association ha.
done an incalcul able amount of good Il
the material prosperity OF Vermont
And il has not been alone in its welk
Associations Of the same kind in othel
states have joined with it in advancing
their common interests by the presence in
its meetings OF representative men ia thu
grea' industries belonging 10 and connec
ted with hst Ct dairying, many Of whom,
| am happy to announce, we have here
with US At this time. Think may safely
saw, although have not seen the Ia uiateC
census of l8S0-still, from conversing
with good judges in the matter, think |
may say, that since the advent of TIN
association the average nun Der OF pouno'
OF butter yearly produced has increased a
leas 80 pounds per dairy; and there ar
a large number OF diaries in which til,
incre; Sc IS very much larger-f um $50 t
800 pounds. And not only this. Dor n
interests subsidiary to dalrylrg have b. -
well considered By the ASSOCIATION. an
improvements have been made in them
There is the great question Of feeding
Eusilage reports have not been few. Bu
much is yet to be learned upon this suhjec
and it will be discussed at the presen
meeting. What we want to arrive at i
facts. II it be true, rs some say, that th,
feed may be put into pits and all expens
covered At one dollar !. ton, then the ques-
ton OF farming in Vermont is solved tor
all the future. Other great questions vii
be brought before Us. ngrarui,e YOU
that the interest in these department i,
all the while increasing, By cheese ana
butter i'm provement the interesi of ever,
farmer in Vermont is enhanced, so tina
our work is not only vast and prof able
but interesting and fruitful There is muct
still to be brought out that will be o.
advantage 10 Us in gu daily work. Tt,
s.a.e Of Vermont has become settle.
il the conviction that something shout
b, done to encourage these indus ries
u Jon which the prosperity so lArgeN
depends, We are new in our work, bu
every orgtnization in the state combine.
with Us and encourages Us.
i he secret'ry OF the association, Mr. 0
NJ Tinkham, then announced that own
to unavoidable absence OF Dr.. A. ?. Grin.
nell, the paper which the gentleman wa,
to have read before the ASSOCIATION at the
morning session would be postponed unit
the af ernoon session. The president the
invited free discussion from the gentle-
men present upon any subject winch
might occur to them as of in crest to the
association; he a. so requested that subject.
be suggested for discussion, himself offer.
ing the following: The best method OF
packing butter in tubs. A lively discuss o.
followed upon this subject. and also upon
the subject suggested by Mr.. Ferguson,
whether there is any preparation which |
will keep butter from turning, or restore |
It's sweetness after it had turned A prop |
osiron from Prof. Sabin of the university |
was then read by the secretary, with rel |
erence to an analysis OF milk from the
seve raj diaries in northern Vermont, ana |
the association empowered the chair to !
appoint committee 10 confer with Prot |
Sabln, with he view to deciding upon tut |
time and mauuer of such analysis. After |
some further discussion on the topic,
Z bove mentioned, the association adjourned |
until o'clock ".
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session opened with |
arge attendance, among the audience
being some Of the most prominent dairy
men and farmers OF The state. The meet |
ny was called to order oy Presideu. Mead
who introduced as the first speaker Prof
A. P. GriLneIl OF the medical department
If the university of Vermont, who spoke
lpon
MILK IN HEALTH AND DISEASE"
He spoke upon milk, he said, from a
point OF view strictly scientific. There is.
ne laid, no substitute tor mix. Upon it
depends the development Of men anu
women and many animals. One nth OF
~ the people that are born die wi hin the
irst year Of their life and one third within
he first five years. Much OF this mortal.
" is dae not 10 providence, to whom We
ire apt to attribute all His, bu. to ourselves
We often see infan fed on corn starch.
ariua and other substances. all containing
tarch. which can never be uigesle bJ
he iufantile stomach. A Child at I; e hing
ime his the power OF manufacturing It
uos ance in its saliva which can convert
tarch into glucose. Proc to ha. time it
an not digest starchy ma ter, and feeding
: upon such substances leads ~ dIsta
md death Milk Is the only + oJ'r fool
or Young iniauts, and all tue pre- .,rutlUus
re inferior cows milk Mothers mix
; OF course the has. and mos. natura
God, and next to 1t comes cows milk
Or. Grinnel then described the physioiog
cal process Of The digestion OF food at
ome length, showing the evils arising
rom feeding infants with starchy sub
tances, AMI continued: Mix, wheD her it
outarns fat itself or not, tends TO make
alto make adipose matter in the human
ystem. The hghtest milk is not the
poorest mix, necessarily. 1t may and
,iten does contain a larger quantity OF
atty matter than milk of Il higher spec tic
;ravity. 1t is simply lacking in saline
natter. MIlk contains in ITSELF every hing
hat is necessary to support life. 1t is
,elieved that man can live upon mills
lone. A late distin guished physician, well
nown here, lived fol years upon only milk
nd rice. But such food will not OF
curse do for a man who has much phys
.al labor 10 perform. Every man al
lmost every meal eats more than be
quires and more than he ought to eat
ui kindly nature has furnished means for