Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-01-30
Vermont Dairymen.
NOTES OF THEIR ANNUAL MEETING AT
MONTPELIER.

lier on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday Jan. IS, 19 and 20. The adj
dress of welcome was given by Gen.
Stephen Thomas. He said he tho't
the association should begin at first
| principles, and tell what was the best
COW, and how that COW should be
kept and fed how her product should
be handled to secure the best result.
He believes that we have the pas
lures, the water, the pure air to Sc
cure the best butter, and we should
produce it.
The president responded, thanking
the people for the welcome extended
to the association, and hoped good
would result from this meeting, as
he believed had resulted from former
meetings. He instanced 4 farmer,
who 80 years ago made the then re-
markable amount of 100 pounds of
butter per cow from four cows. Since
that time the same man, by improved
breeds of cows and better feeds had
made 800 pounds of butter per COW
from 10 COWS. He believed the Dali
rymen's association had contributed
to the improved condition of the dali
~ interest in Vermont, and Vermont
feed and water, backed by Vermont
intelligence, would be able to equal
the best results attained anywhere.
Three-quarters of the improved dairy
implements are of Vermont invention
and manufacture.
Hon. William Chaplin, member of
the Board of Agriculture, of Middle
sex, read a paper on "Merits and
Faults of Jersey Cows Among the
faults are: First, their small size !;
second their lack of hardness third,
their nervousness and wlldness !;
fourth, their precocious and prema-
ture development fifth, the unfit
ness of their milk for the food of in
fants and invalids. Other faults,
however, might be named. The
Jersey is small, always, naturally, a
small COW; they lack toughness, har-
diness, and are liable to be ailing
with some trouble or other, shy, ner-
vous, easily agitated. For starting
suddenly, stepping constantly, and
general uneasiness, she is unequalled.
Her merits are chiefly that she is
a good butter COW, and on our small,
isolated farms is just what we want.
The butter of the Jersey is of supe-
rior flavor, better texture and sells
at higher price. Although not a
beef breed he had never tasted ten
derer, jucier, sweeter beef than that
from Jersey heifer.
Gin spite of all her peculiarities
the Jersey has enabled many farmers
to get out of debt, some to get rich,
and has her friends all over the state,
and | venture to state that of 80 or
more diaries which make 800 pounds
to the cow yearly, you will find at
least 80 per cent of the cows are full
blood or high grade Jerseys, and of
the thousands or more making 200
pounds per COW, the Jersey blood is
largely intermingled. From 1860 to
1870 the butter product of Vermont
increased from / 100000 to Il, 000,-
900 pounds. From 1870 to 1880
from 1900, 900 to 25,OOO,0 900. l
think large portion of that increase
is credited to the general introduction
of the Jersey cow"
A very lively discussion followed,
participated in by Messrs. F. d.
Douglas of Whiting, L. t. Hazen of
Hazen's Mills, n. H., Mr.. Cheever
of the New England Farmer, j. R.
EMERSON of Peacham, Gen. Thomas,
| IL 1AOohIho 'lO oOnUlSf
The opening address on the second
day was made by Mr.. VIM. r. Ses-
sions, secretary of the Massachusetts
Board of Agriculture, upon Breed
ing" He believed in keeping thor
| oughbred stock of some kind, and
| also in keeping record of the re-
| ceipts and expenditures entailed by
| the stock. He considered breeding
of Importance as well as feeding, and
| advised farmers to improve their dali
ries by raising the heifer calves from
| their best COWS. Whether cream,
| from different breeds of animals,
mixed, would give different results,
and whether better or not, SO good
| from what it would if kept separ-
ate, was ably debated by the speak
ers Messrs, Douglas, Kennison and
| others. Each had his views, but no
definite rule could be given.
Mr.. Homer w. Vail, member of
the Board of Agriculture, took up
the subject of "Waste of the Dairy"
and affirmed them to be unduly large,
and sometimes altogether excusable.
The following named officers were
elected: President, O. NJ. Tinkham
of Pomfret; vice-presidents, Hon.
F. d. Douglass of Whiting, Judge
Alva Stone of Westford, NJ. w. Da-
Wis of estminster secretary, Z. L.
Bass of Randolph treasurer, II. w.
Vail of Pomfret; auditor, Fred l..
| Houghton of Putney. The evening
was occupied by Lieut-Gov. Fuller IN
an address upon the inducements
| Vermont offers for farmers homes.
The resolution was passed and or
dered transmitted to Vermont Sena-
tors and representatives
Resolved, That. as dairymen of
| the state of Vermont. we recognize