Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-03-05
Report
or BUTrER EXHIBIT AT DAIRYMEN's MEET
ING AT ST. JOHNSBURY.

or EuTrER EXHIBIT AT DAIRYMEN's MEET
ING AT ST. JoHNsBURY.
This exhibit numbering over 80 sample
was by far the largest ever made in tn
state and, with one exception. the larges
in New England. The samples wer
divested of all names and marks, tn
names of makers taken off on list. an,
givrr the same number as was placed Of
the butter. The descriptions whicl
accompanied were marked the same, an,
filed away by the secretary, (there wer
several descriptions which had no nam
given, and 1t could not be ascertuine,
where it came from.) Not till all thi
was done, was the judge in the exhibition
room, and when he came and begun hi
testing all he had for guide was the
butter in its various styles, each on a slE
of paper on which was the number
Each sample was bored and tested from
its middle to get the true flavor unc
quality. No person was present with the
judge while the examination was in
progress except the secretary who took
down the numbers and remarks of the
judge as the exhibits were passed upon
Many of the descriptions were not full
but did very we'll, on that score
The directions given were, to mark No
1, all such as he would put on hi, counter
as ranking with Iowa creamery, md
retailing at about 40 cents per pound.
Any poorer was to rank No. 3, 3, etc.
and if any was found better it was to be
classed Fancy" One sample only was
classed as such-No. 80. made by Geo
B. Williams, Esq, of Walpole, N. IL.
Remarks by judge: Pretty high color,
but right shade, best sample struck yet,
lightly sailed, comes nearest the butter
sold as fancy at rs cents to 81 90 n pound.
could sell that to a customer of mine for
20 cents. Description by maker: cows,
full blood Jerseys, feed, hay cut before
blossoming. twice a day, rowen once, 9
quarts yellow corn meal twice day. set
in cold air "a hours, cream stands till
slightly soured, Billiards. oscllating churn.
When cream is just breaking" 2quarts
of brine half rs strong as will dissolve is
added TO 30 pounds of butter, tn churned
till gathered, when it is drawn of, brine
and buttermilk worked out, sailed with one
half ounce Higgins salt, stands "a hours
thpn puf in printS rnnoloraJ
Il may say here that since the close of
the exhibition l have received a letter
saying the writer understood Mr.. Harris,
Qhe expert,) was member of the firm to
which Mr.. Williams sent his butter, and
that he probably knew the sample. Mr..
Harris is not connected with that firm and
never has handled Mr.. WIS butter, nor
did he know that or any other sample on
exhibition. Besides this Mr.. w 3 butter
was not in the shape in which it is mar
kcted)
Of the so samples, about 60 were
marked No. |, 16 No. 2, 3 No. 8 and l |
No. 4.
The No 4 was very poor, poor in grain,
poor in flavor, rancid-not worth 10 cents |
per pound. There was neither name nor
description with it. 1t was in a box done
up in II dirty brown cloth looking like Il
dish CLOTH and the same lack of care and
neatness shown in the exhibit doubtless
prevailed through all the method of man,
ufacture.
The No. 2 was very fair butter, not
more than to cents per pound off from
No. l.
No. 8 still poorer, 10 cents off from No.
Some of No. 2 was put down on account
of lack of color. Would prefer co!ored to
a right shade to having it too white.
NO. 2 LOT.
No. 4. Good color. good grain, rightly
sailed, off flavor" Description: COWS,
grade Jerseys. feed, hay in morning,
ensilage noon and night. quarts shorts
quart corn meal, Cooley dreamer, set "a |
hours, cream heated 10 90 degrees and |
added to that in cream can, churncd |
slightly sour, Wells Richardson's coloring,
washed,l ounce Higgi MS salt worked after
setting.
No. 6. Remarks: "a little bit bitter. |
just enough to take out of No. l." Cows,
grade Jerseys. feed, corn and cob and |
barley meal, Cooley dreamer, "a hours al
temperature Of 40 to so degrees, churned
sweet, washed in tw) waters, salt 8 4
ounce and worked on ladle worker.
No. 7. "Off in flavor" Description
cows, grade Jerseys, light feed of hay in
morning, water and feed, half bushel,
ensiIage mixed with one quart cotton
seed, quarts of half corn and cob meal.
half shorts. Feed of hay at p NJ water,
and at = P. NJ, same feed of ensilage and
meal as in morning, milk set in champion
dreamer, milk drawn from cream at -
hours, ripened or slightly soured, charmed
at 70 degrees, washed in water of same
temperature, sailed 2 ounce Higgins
salt to the pound, colored with Wells,
Richardson d. Co.'S coloring, chulning,
washing and sailing down entirely by
Eureka churn.
No. g. All right but not high color
enough, should Lave been colored.
No. IA. Good, but lacking in color.
Cows. grade Durhams, feed, night and
morning as much good hay as will eat
and one quart each of corn and cob and
cotton seed meal, noon as much cut corn
fodder and 2quarts corn and cob meal.
Mix set in six'quart pans, dairy kept at
go.
No. 81. "a trifie light in color, and too
much and too coarse salt, 'gris' between
he teeth" Cows, grade Jersey, feed hay
and roots, sailed 1-2 ounce to the pound, l
use Landon's and Higgins salt.
No. SO. Poor grain. mt solid swat :